Family Vacation #2 Yellowstone here we come

We took the family up to Yellowstone our last few days of our Vacation and stayed in a Yurt.  We had a blast and it didn't really feel like we were camping we had mattresses on the beds beds and the bathroom had warm water in the showers.  Very nice.  When we got to West Yellowstone we played in the river and took the boys to the Bear Discovery Center.  Our first night we were awakened by coyotes howling in the distance at 4 am.  The next morning we took the boys river rafting and had a blast.  The river water was freezing but it felt great after being in the heat.   Then our last

day in Yellowstone we toured all of the fun sites.  Glad we were able to go.

 

 

We slept in these.  Luxurious tents with beds. 

 

Playing in the river outside West Yellowstone.

 

 

 

Looking for flat skipping rocks.  The boys learned how to skip rocks on this trip.  Isaiah loved it.  He couldn't stop finding rock to skip.

 

The river was cold.  Braxton braving the chilliness.

 

 

 

Grizzly Discovery Center.  Bear foraging for food that was hidden by the keepers so that we could see how they hunt for food.  The small river is stocked with live fish and we were able to see them fishing. 

 

Wolf at the Discovery Center

 

It started down pouring while we were there, and Isaiah found a nice safe bear cave to stay dry in.

 

 

Papa bear and my two cubs!

 

 

 

 

 

Braxton riding the bull and loving it!

 

 

Nice!

 

 

Getting ready for another big one

 

 

 

Yellowstone at 6 am

 

 

 

Beautiful, but stinky!

 

 

 

Waiting for Old Faithful

 

 

Finally!

 

 

Fox hunting a mouse!

 

 

Black Bear #1 He is about 2 years old and was just kicked out of his mother's den this year.  We saw two.  This little guy was just so much closer than the other one.

 

 

Nice way to end our Yellowstone adventure.  Seeing elk along the road.