Tuesday, June 23, 2009

We finally got some wifi now that we are in Salt Lake City, so we posted a lot of new things. To see all of them click on "view older posts" at the bottom!

Standing in the Great Salt Lake

On the beach


Overlooking Bear Lake, Utah

After our hike in front of the beautiful Tetons

String Lake


One of the many awesome storms we have seen

Moose!!

Jackson...kinda freaked out by all the antlers

Mmmm Huckleberry ice cream (thanks for the suggestion Colby!)

Yay we made it to the Grand Tetons!

Our [very] humble abode


Inside Old Faithful Inn after dinner

So glad to be out of the rain and in our cozy cabin

Jaleen writing postcards

Old Faithful

We attempted to see some hot springs but got a little wet

Midway Basin

The grizzly bear we saw from across a pond

Only in Yellowstone

Mammoth Hot Springs

a black bear (her cub was hiding)

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

What we saw right after getting to Yellowstone

Half Dome

Our huge room in Winnemucca, NV

Driving through thunder storms in Idaho on our way to Yellowstone
Day 10: Grand Tetons-Salt Lake City 6/23

1. Taking warm showers
2. Eating yummy pizza in a hole-in-the wall place in Idaho
3. Being in three different states within 1/2 hour
4. Walking in the Great Salt Lake
5. Airplanes flying right above our car
6. Nice people at the Dinosaur gas station who helped us find our way when we were lost
Day 9: Grand Tetons 6/22

1. Going on a beautiful hike to String Lake
2. Seeing a beaver?
3. Getting our passport stamped
4. Barnwood Tempranillo in our stainless steel wine glasses
5. Getting a Road Trip Fun Facts (Trivia) book
Day 8: Grand Tetons 6/21

1. Talking to our dads on Father's Day
2. Getting a campsite early in the morning
3. Eating Huckleberry ice cream in Moose (Colby's favorite)
4. Seeing a female moose (cow)
5. Finding the Alpine Slides in Jackson (Jaleen's one memory from a trip when she was about five years old)
6. Somehow managing to outrun the rain all day