Yell-O Stone national park (That one is for you honey)

As Kevin spent endless hours upon endless days studying for a test, I begged for a break. And he obliged and called Jim and Lauren and Mark and asked if they wanted to go camping. They were all in. Jim and Lauren drove up from Utah and we picked Mark up on our way out and headed to Yellowstone National Park. Kevin and I have both been there once he was young and I was about 12 but neither of us remember much. As we arrived in the park we decided to stop and see the paint pots. We exited the car and thought we have a long drive to go before our campsite and still need to set up, plus its cold, so maybe we should see this on the way out. So we all jumped in the car and BAM the rain storm hit. I do not think I have ever been in such a bad rain storm. Cars were pulled over all over the side of the road and I think Kevin was tempted to as well. However by the time we hit Old Faithful the rain had stopped so we decided to try again to go see something. Old Faithful=Success! We were there for about 10 min before it went off.  

Jim and Lauren at Old Faithful

My love and I

The boys enjoying old faithful

              
After old faithful we headed to camp to set up. It only sprinkled a little which was good. We were all starving by this point so we decided just to roast hot dogs. Due to the rain storm some of our pillows and jackets and such that were in the back (covered by a tarp) still managed to get wet so we stood around the fire drying everything off and were a bit cold due to the dampness or the rain.

The next day we woke up and had a yummy bacon and egg breakfast and then headed to the grand canyon of Yellowstone. On our way we stopped to see some rapids, the mud volcano, and some wildlife. The wildlife pretty much consisted of Bison in which some were far away,and others were a little to close for comfort.

This is Marks "Duh Jim" facial expression

Our next stop was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and lets just say it was BEAUTIFUL! We decided it was a great place to eat lunch and enjoy the scenery.  Mark, Kevin, and I hiked down to get a better look at the waterfall and then all of us did another hike that put us right on top of the waterfall. Talk about take your breath away. 

The rest of the night consisted of yummy tin foil dinners and some jams from Jim and Mark. At least this night it did not rain so everything was dry and warm. 

 

The next day we headed home and on our way out decided to try our luck again at the paint pots. Which was very cool. 

The camping trip was much needed by all who attended and I think we can all agree it was lots of fun and might have to become a tradition. However, by the time we got home we were all exhausted and ready for a shower.