Our time at Yellowstone is officially over. It is still rated as RR and E's fave national park (as mentioned already). Even the long driving distances, massive animal jams, and bigger crowds than we are used to couldn't deter them from their decision! We did have one time we went through the entrance gates and …
We started "school" last Monday the 9th but I think it's pretty obvious our education has been quite robust all year and even through the summer! I can't believe this is our 6th year of homeschooling. This has truly been one of the greatest gifts of my life and I'm so grateful. DREAM Academy has …
Continue reading Our first week of school 2019-2020 (& more Yellowstone)
Here's the final post from our visit with MM & Pa. What a happy week it was. We saw a lot! At the local museum that's at the old railroad station, we all enjoyed the old stage coaches: We were all shocked to learn how park visitors and rangers used to feed the bears out …
Continue reading Yellowstone – West Thumb and another Elk Stag
We love all the waterfalls we have seen at Yellowstone! The upper and lower falls were truly so beautiful and some of the most amazing views we've ever seen. Last week we also saw Gibbons Falls, Firehole Falls, and Fairy Falls. We haven't seen Mystic Falls or Tower Falls which are some other popular ones …
After a few days of driving many hours in the park, we decided to take a morning off and go to the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. We haven't seen any bears in the wild yet so this was a good "cheat" for us. Most of these bears were orphaned when their …
Continue reading Yellowstone – Mammoth Hot Springs, Grizzly Discovery Center, and Elk bugles!!!
Well history has been made and it's official!!! RR, the boy who can never choose a favorite anything, has declared Yellowstone to be his favorite national park ever! When most people think of Yellowstone they think wildlife and they think about Old Faithful, right? But it's so funny because most people (including us!) don't spend …
Continue reading Yellowstone – Old Faithful , Grand Prismatic, and The Geothermal Features
MomMom and Pa arrived on the 1st of September and spent a week with us here in Yellowstone! We saw a lot of amazing geology, wildlife, and landscapes. We had good family time, enjoyed special treats and we were so happy to have them! Yellowstone is HUGE with one major "grand loop" that goes around …
Continue reading Yellowstone – Grand Canyon, Roosevelt Cookout & Lamar Valley
We left Kalispell Montana on Saturday (Aug 31) and came to West Yellowstone! The views on the drive were beautiful. I realize I have said this about every state....but Montana is gorgeous. I can't seem to find better words for all we've seen. I need to dust off my thesaurus... but geez let's all just …
Continue reading 1st Night in Yellowstone – Elk bathing & Norris Geyser Basin
Rocky Mountain Hi in Kalispell Montana (oops lol I originally had down Minnesota. Wrote this post too early in the day lol ) was a cute, family-run RV park. There were so many kids to play with (the girls' faves were 2 sisters that are their same ages and from NC!) And they really enjoyed …
To finish off our 4-day weekend (previous posts here and here), on Monday we went to WhiteFish Mountain Resort for some mountain fun! We feel so fortunate that we've had such amazing weather this whole trip. We don't take it for granted and we truly are so thankful! It seems that every place we've been, …
