Homeward bound

Goodbye Montana! Goodbye Wyoming! Goodbye Yellowstone! We had a blast! 

Squashed penny

Logan was very excited to show me his new treasure. Look Mom! Daddy put in three dollars and I got this flat penny!

Wine anyone?

Total damage done during our week here.

Note, I don't actually drink (save for a couple sips from Jon's glass) and Jill probably has one glass a night, since the bottle is usually done by the time she's going for her second! ;-)

Steamboat Geyser

We had a shorter day out to the park today, since it was raining, we're all getting tired and the Cables have an early departure tomorrow morning.

So today we checked out the Norris Geyser Basin and took in a few more geysers, hot springs and fumaroles. We did a 1.5 mile hike which tired everyone out!

We ended our outing back at Canyon Village for some grub and chocolate malt shakes. Yum!

Double rainbow!

We haven't been hit too hard with bad weather but we have had a couple rains during our week here. Yesterday, we enjoyed a gorgeous double rainbow. Eric commented that we are surrounded by, and have seen endless, natural beauty during this trip. I couldn't agree more! :)

A serious hike!

Uncle Tom's Trail is a half mile trek that takes you from the top of the Canyon to the base of the 308 foot high Lower Falls. 

You lose 500 feet in elevation during the hike, so you can imagine how steep the descent (and then climb!) is. Logan was a champ and conquered the roughly 600 steps (roundtrip) by himself! Whew!! :)

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Wow, is that yellow stone I see along the canyon? ;-)

Today was all about Yellowstone's Grand Canyon and the Upper and Lower Falls (the latter is seen in the distance here). Breathtaking views all around, as you can imagine!