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Yellowstone National Park Day 30
Yellowstone National Park, WY, June 2025 We found out that the Natural Bridge Trail was open. They close it in the spring because Bridge Creek has spawning trout that attract bears. Sadly, this means that we missed the spawning trout. We used the trail at Bridge Bay Campground. The trail starts as packed dirt, but…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 29
Yellowstone National Park, MT & WY, June 2025 Nez Perce Picnic Area A couple days ago we went to Nez Perce Picnic Area and saw a Great Blue Heron nest in the far distance. Today, we decided to use a pull off that was closer to the trees in which we saw the nest. (John…
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Happy Father’s Day!
June 15, 2025 I know every kid says this, but you are the best Dad!! Thanks for always believing in us. We may not have enjoyed all the adventures we had as a kid. We did enjoy watching our pregnant aunt risk her life chasing a bear to get a picture of it three mountains…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 26
Yellowstone National Park, WY, June 2025 John needed to make calls and deal with problems related to selling his property in Oklahoma, so we could not make it out at a reasonable hour. Rather than fight with other tourists, we waited until late afternoon/early evening to go out. The plan was to hike Cascade Lake…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 27
Yellowstone National Park, WY, June 2025 Today, we planned to sit somewhere and watch. We had talked about this a few times, but we had not done it. In Yellowstone, there is a problem with FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out. Not matter where you are in the park, there is something interesting happening somewhere…
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Grand Teton National Park Day 25
Grand Teton National Park, WY, June 2025 Kate wanted MORE cancel stamps, so she plotted a convoluted route from Fishing Bridge to Jackson Hole, WY that hit every cancel stamp (that was open) within 100 miles. Maybe it was only 20 miles. We drove down John D. Rockefeller, Jr Memorial Parkway to get from Yellowstone…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 24
Yellowstone National Park, WY. June 2025 The weather forecast claimed cloudy and rainy, so we decided on less interesting sights. Today, we planned to check off the Old Faithful task. Kate needed a cancel stamp for the Old Faithful Visitor Center. Even if it rained, we could also watch the geyser; there is a viewing…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 23
Yellowstone National Park, WY, June 2025 We planned to do nothing today because John had to make a lot of calls. He finished them earlier than expected, so we decided to look for owls in the evening. Kate turned towards what she thought was the east entrance, but we ended up at LeHardy Rapids. This…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 22: Part 2
Yellowstone National Park, WY, June 2025 John got a call about a property in Oklahoma that he is trying to sell. On Monday, we knew John was going to be busy dealing with those and other calls. Due to this, we decided to try to get some exercise Sunday. Canyon Village and the Grand Canyon…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 22
Yellowstone National Park, WY, June 2025 There are about 9 packs in Yellowstone National Park with a total of over 100 wolves. One pack is about 1.5 hours away from Fishing Bridge in Lamar Valley. Fortunately, there is also pack in the northern part of Hayden Valley that has between seven and nine pups. This…