Last Sunday, after a well earned morning of sleeping in, we went up to Lake Yellowstone (I worked there the first time I was here in 2008.) Our initial plan was to got out on the lake in a row boat, but that plan was foiled by extremely turbulent waters, so logically we went for the free-to-employees scenic boat tour. It was beautiful, but we were both glad we opted not to get ice cream before hand. I'm convinced we were a couple shades of green as we exited the boat.
On our way back to Gardiner we passed through the gorgeous Hayden valley. We even got to see a coyote and two different black bears from the car on our drive back!
The next day we hiked to Grizzly Lake, a beautiful lake secluded between two large hills. My favorite part of the hike, besides the view of the lake as you come over the hill, was the smell of the wildflowers that filled the air. We found a spot near the beginning of the trail covered in these flowers to come back to one day after work just to read and unwind among the smell of these flowers. For lunch we hiked down to the lake and floated on some downed trees as we munched. We saw yet another black bear on our way home, but this one was cinnamon colored.
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| Yellowstone Lake from the cruise boat |
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| Beautiful stream in Hayden Valley |
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| photo-op =) |
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| Sean being cute over looking Grizzly Lake |
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| our floating picnic area |
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| coyote |
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| bear number 1 |
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| bear number 2 |
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| bear number 3! |
I am so jealous! How wonderfully beautiful it must be!
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