Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Yellowstone Trip-OUR 23rd Year-WOW-What a Tradition

Unusal Cloud outside of Soda Springs. This Cloud jutted straight up into another cloud. It was weird.
Hand Gliders jumping off the Grand Teton's above the lodge...awesome.
And off course...the majestic Tetons where you can never take a bad photo.
Awesome Grand Moran....
These are the beautiful chanderliers in the lodge, not Old Faithful Lodge but "The Lodge".
In the Old faithful lodge they put in etched glass in 1912 in the bar area. It was so percise that the guide said you could read the time on the watch of one of the etchings....Can you?

The watch is on the arm of the character above.
Art gallary on the main floor of the Old Faithful Lodge.
Our flag in the Lodge.
Those heavy doors made in 1912.
The cabins where we stay every year.
Old Faithful Geyers which isn't so faithful...The time is a little off.


The power underneath that mound..I don't want to be here when the big one blows.

Remember the lilly pad pound? It is right at the continnetal devide as you come into the park.

What is a female moose called? Anyway this is one above.

The "Boss of the Road." You don't shew a buffalo across the road...you just have to wait.


Beautiful Elk!!!!
This is Debbie Van Winkle, a very friendly and informative Forrest Ranger. With that kind of name I knew she was from Holland. Yep, her ancestors are dutch. We met her in Mammouth Hot Springs. She came over to our picnic table and chatted with us for an hour. So much interesting info about the area!!!!
What are these animals? I think they are antalope. What do you think?


The beautiful Old Faithful Lodge. It is magical!
They say you can watch and tell when the visitors come into the lodge if this is their first time by what they first do...they look up.




Is this a nun or amish lady?
Outside the lodge facing the geyer.
Is someone looking for a yellow hat? I know where it is.
The flag was flying half mass because of Teddy Kennedys death.
What another buffalo!!!! Please restrain me from taking "another" photo of this animal!


Is she dutch, a nun, or amish???
Crowds appear to watch....I estimate over 100, maybe 200.

Wee, every time I come here it is still a magical place of beauty, peace, and solidtude.

2 comments:

FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY said...

23 years? That's impressive.
Next year, Bar J with us.

Unknown said...

Do you just recycle the same pictures? (hahahaha! I see what you mean about the same pictures every year! Except for the Nun, dutch, amish, or mennonite woman!)