Saturday, August 5, 2023

Wyoming! Day Three (July 18th)

 Whew! Day THREE was a doozy! We started the day with a 10-mile bike ride along the Grand Tetons

Greg

Yiyia

Tisha and me

Ben














Next up: Moulton Barn along Mormon Row





Bud, sleeping in the bus.

just before lunch at Jackson Lake Lodge










On the bus!

On the bus!





me, holding up a "falling tree"


Arriving at the West Thumb Geyser Basin...





Yellowstone Lake


these are called "cones" - so cool


family on the other side of a hot spring


"Black Pool" - it used to be black 


(Abby's Pool haha)

"Mimulus Pool"

arriving at Old Faithful


 Just blowing some steam.



Ben and me, walking around Yellowstone 
(This was inside one of the lodges onsite.)

an after-dinner walk...so beautiful

"Castle Geyser"



the trees next to "Castle Geyser"
They were solid white.
Apparently they grew during a time when the geyser was not erupting; the geyser erupted, they turned white. 


"Tortoise Shell Spring"

"Crested Pool"


So beautiful.



An actual bison...crazy.

The same bison, taken from a different angle.

Gorgeous! Our night was spent at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge...no air-conditioning! It was stressful. But we survived! :)

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Wyoming! Days One & Two (July 16th-17th)

 And so it begins... Adventures by Disney Wyoming with The Harris/Cook Families!

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Day One...

Ben took this! Flying into Wyoming...

lunch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

I *think* this is part of the Snow King Mountain Ski Resort in Jackson.

Alpine Slide in Jackson




Kate and Uncle Greg, t-shirt shopping

The Cooks: Collin, Ella, Cally, Allyson, and Chris

Some of the Harrises: 
Greg, Mary, Walker, Ben, Kate, and Tisha
(Lainey and I were set to arrive the next day...had to finish Nationals first!)

Allyn and Mary

the historic Wort Hotel (beautiful)


Mickey Bars have been found! :) Ha!

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Day Two...

Lainey at the Jackson airport...so happy to be in Jackson, Wyoming!
While we were en route, the rest of the gang went white water rafting down the Snake River.

on the bus, headed to go rafting













My favorite is Tisha in this photo.

Unfortunately Bud fell off the raft (he's okay!). You can see his shoe in this photo.


Bud getting rescued!

He's good! (He does get back in the boat.)


another photo of the Wort Hotel


family, reunited


dinnertime at the Jackson Hole Playhouse


Dinner! Complete with singing (since it was at a playhouse)! :)