June 30 - July 5, 2003
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After many months of anticipation, our trip is under way.
Itinerary:
6/28 Drive to Missoula. |
6/29 Hang out with our buds, Tinalynne and Michael, who
have recently moved to Missoula from Massachusetts.
(left to right) Michael, Tinalynne, Jennifer (Michael's sister) and
of course Timmy. |
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6/30 Drive to Yellowstone.
WE MADE IT!!!
After driving from Seattle to Missoula, and from Missoula to Yellowstone's
north entrance, we are finally here. |
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7/1 Circle of Fire tour.
All day tour of the lower loop. We visited Grand Canyon of
Yellowstone, Hayden Valley, West Thumb, Old Faithful, Madison Basin, Norris
Basin, and Virginia Cascade.
This is our tour guide Kevin. He was awesome! Count
yourself lucky if you get Kevin to lead you around the park. |
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7/2 Roosevelt Country, Mammoth Hot Springs village, and Cowboy Cookout.
This is Mount Washburn with a fire lookout shack on the top. |
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7/3 Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Lake cruise, Natural Bridge hike, more
wildlife at Hayden Valley.
See the sleeping giant? The top edge of the mountain range
forms his profile: feet to the left, head to the right.
Taken from Yellowstone Lake Lodge across Yellowstone Lake. |
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7/4 Roosevelt Lamar Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful. |
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7/5 Drive to Missoula.
7/6 Drive to Seattle.
7/7 Recover.
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Yellowstone Lake Lodge
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This is a really beautiful colonial building. There is nothing
else like it in the park, because the rest of the structures follow the
philosophy of blending in with the environment and using natural
materials.
The food in the restaurant here was FANTASTIC. |
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This pale yellow sure is easy on the eyes. We were originally
scheduled to stay here, but we switched to the Canyon Village cabin,
which was great. |
Old Faithful Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Scenery Thermal Features Wildlife Hike
Yellowstone Links:
Yellowstone.com
Yellowstone National Park Lodges
Xanterra Parks & Resorts
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