Yellowstone

Regardless how many times you go, you have to visit the park for a little sight seeing.  And this year, we got a big surprise.

This year we got to see our first grizzly

From as far up as I was willing to hike Mt. Washburn.  The drive up is much better anyway- and sooo much easier.

Taking a snow selfie and Mt. Washburn

Gracie made a friend

Wouldn't be a trip to the park without seeing Old Faithful erupt with ice cream in hand.

Our very first year to come to the park and see the eruption I made the mistake of telling these two how patriotic it made me feel to witness that with so many people from all walks of life.  Well let me just say that sharing is not caring, it's overrated.  These two endlessly tease me about that.  This year the actually made a video of the eruption and sang the Star Spangled Banner in the background.  Yep, in front of everyone just to get at me.  No shame I tell you.

As were driving down Mt. Washburn with has a very high elevation and no guard rails, we notice traffic slow.  This large fellow is the cause.  Matt was so nervous as he got closer to us.  Something about being on the side of a cliff with his family in the car and all the onlookers and the fact that the bison will ram the car.....  Gracie and I got a good laugh out of how antsie it made him.  Oh! And not wanting to pay for a rental car slammed by a bison.  hilarious!  And right after this, an antelope ran in front of our car and Matt stopped just in the nick of time. 

Now this is the real kicker.  Three years we've been to Yellowstone and no moose.  This year, we decided to drive to the northeast entrance.  As we were driving back, guess what we saw? A Bull Moose!!!!