Livie

Today we left our cozy cabin at Mammoth Hot Springs and got back on the road. Our eventual destination is Colter Bay Lodge in Grand Teton National Park but we are making a quick stop at Old Faithful Inn. We stayed here on our last trip and couldn’t resist stopping for visit at one of or favorite places! After retracing our steps in the lodge, we road our bikes around the big geyser basin. Then we watched a spectacular show as Old Faithful erupted with hot boiling water. My dad and I next got an ice cream cone and hit the road. When we got to Grand Teton National Park we checked into our nice quaint cabins, had a yummy dinner at one of the resturants and fell asleep after a long day.... read more

Day 11- Heading for the (Yellow) Stone! Today we spent the morning blogging so we got to Yellowstone National Park in the evening. Another reason for us being late is the buffalo. They were all over the road, it was crazy! As soon as one would cross another would decide to take the other guy’s job of blocking the road. It was actually really funny because they would just stand there oblivious to people’s discomfort! After we got through we finally made it to Roosevelt Lodge. It was named after President Teddy Roosevelt, because it is located in what was his favorite part of the park. We visited Yellowstone on last year’s road trip so we chose to visit just a few of our favorite places- like Roosevelt Lodge. The dinner was fantastic, we both had ... read more

Day 9- Four Faces Today we left Billings, Montana and headed for South Dakota! We drove for about an hour and then stopped at Little Bighorn National Monument, the site of General Custer’s last stand. We toured the visitor center and listened to a 30 minute narrative on the battle. The ranger was very knowledgeable and the talk was great. It was outside on a covered patio, and he was able to point to the sites where the different skirmishes occurred. After that we walked up to Last Stand Hill and viewed the memorial markers. We then hit the road and headed for South Dakota. After a long drive we arrived in time to check in to our motel and then drive up the road to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial! We went to the amphitheatre and ... read more

Day 7- This morning we got up at 5:30 so that we could go and see some wildlife. This time we got lucky, we saw a young black bear cross the road right in front of the car. We only got one picture because it ran away right after we took it. We didn’t see anything else except for some deer grazing in the grass. After that we left the spot we were looking for animals. We went to hotel and ate breakfast. Then we went on a boat tour. Our guide was really funny and told us stories about the town of Wateron. He spotted a grown black bear and they stopped the boat so that we take pictures of it. When we got to the other side of the lake we got to get ... read more

Day 5- For today we booked a horseback ride and a boat tour. After breakfast we went on the horseback ride. I had a really fun time! Our tour was at 11:15 but I guess no one wants to go on a trail ride that early because we were the only people on the ride except for our awesome guide. Her name was Cassidy and she was really nice and talkative. She told us lots of stories about the horses at the stables and her own horses at home. She also taught us about different types of moss and pointed out some dead trees and the reasons they died. That took an hour and we had a lot fun. After saying goodbye to our guide we took a short lunch break and then headed down to ... read more