The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center was our last stop in Grand Teton National Park. I snapped a quick pic of me with the moose out front (that makes me think of the movie Vacation…moose out front shoulda told ya). ANYWAY, it is, by far, the best visitor center in the park. Highly […]
Wild West Road Trip: Menor’s Ferry Historic District
What an amazing place to build a church! Those pioneers knew what they were doing. 🙂 As we drove South through the Grand Tetons, we pulled over at many places to enjoy the view better, walk around or just grab a snack. This Church of Transfiguration was located at the Menor’s Ferry Historic District that you […]
Wild West Road Trip: Grand Teton National Park
After a buffet breakfast at The Old Faithful Inn, we headed South from Yellowstone to Grand Teton National Park. As you can see on the map, it was a quick trip since the two parks are basically connected. I’ve not mentioned this before, but I LOVE mountains. Not only are they beautiful, but they […]
Wild West Road Trip: Geyser Hill Loop Trail
After we checked in to the Old Faithful Inn and enjoyed our dinner and a show, we decided to take a walk around the geyser hill loop trail. I always enjoy taking a very slow walk after I have eaten, and there was no better place to enjoy that than at Yellowstone. Slightly more things […]
Wild West Road Trip: Dinner and a Show
By the time we arrived at The Old Faithful Inn, we had been on the road almost a week. I have been calling these posts the Wild West Road Trip for good reasons. First of all, we never knew exactly where we were going to spend the night. I didn’t make any hotel reservations before […]
Wild West Road Trip: Old Faithful Inn
Our second day in Yellowstone started with me calling Xanterra. Remember when I told you reservations for hotels in Yellowstone need to be made really far in advance? But there is the possibility to snag a room because of a last minute cancellation. Well, that happened to us in the best way and I truly […]
Home for the Holidays!
I am a Southerner born and raised who has lived in the North for many years now. Being that my husband and I are high school sweethearts, all of our family lives in the same small Southern town. During the holidays we try our best to get back there, no matter where we are living […]
Traveling the World for Christmas Ornaments
I love Christmas traditions! There are some that most everyone does like stockings, the Christmas Tree and presents. There are some that less people do like the candlelight service, opening one gift on Christmas Eve, dinner out at a fancy restaurant. Then there are those unique to a small number of people like getting new […]
Wild West Road Trip: Norris Geyser Basin (Yellowstone)
Morning at Mammoth Hot Springs, afternoon at the Norris Geyser Basin…only in Yellowstone National Park is something like this possible. I truly felt like I was visiting another planet. How else would you describe the scene below? We walked all around the area, for a total of 2 and a quarter miles. It was a […]
Wild West Road Trip: Mammoth Hot Springs (Yellowstone)
As we entered Yellowstone the second day from Gardiner, Montana, we were greeted with this awesome monument/entrance. I love what it says…For the benefit and enjoyment of the people. Amen to that! We are the people who will be enjoying it today, thank you very much! Just to help you get your bearings, […]
Louie: Not so Crazy anymore
As you know, I got a Shih Tzu puppy at the beginning of October. His name is Louie and he was a surprise birthday present for my daughter. Well, I had never had a dog before, so all his insanity was new to me. I was pretty distraught over the whole thing. Boy have things […]
Wild West Road Trip: Yellowstone Animals
I know what I want for Christmas…a new camera! I was so disappointed with some of my photos from our Wild West Road Trip. Especially the ones that I had to take from the car. That happens a lot in Yellowstone. You will be driving down the road and all of the sudden there are […]