The Woolley Family: Our backyard!

After this last weekend I may not move to Colorado tomorrow. After spending Saturday in Yellowstone I realized that Idaho is pretty awesome too. We drove an hour and a half to West Yellowstone in Montana then ten minutes later we were in Wyoming. We drove all through Yellowstone by rivers that people pay lots of money to get here to fish. We saw scenery that people never get to see because of distance and we live two hours away! I really like living in Idaho.

He was waiting in the entrance to greet us

Yes, he is in the middle of the street dodging cars... and ran straight up to us. I think he knew very well what he was doing... giving everyone heart attacks.

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Isn't this the most beautiful view?

Here is a better picture of the Grand Canyon

He was dying to get in the river and fish... Maybe not here but at places that were shallow and didn't have a waterfall.

The upper falls

It was amazing in person. As you stand looking down at the canyon there is a chilly breeze blowing and the mist from the waterfall is blowing up on you and the sound of trees blowing in the breeze is all around you. It was amazing!

One thing about Yellowstone: every 10 miles or so there is a heard of people gathering at one of the pull offs gazing into the distance. Of course we get out and ask what they are looking at.

Tourist: "See that little black dot off in the distance? By that tree?"

Us: "Uh, which tree?" There are BILLIONS of trees.

Tourist: "Oh silly me, that dead one right there."

Us: "Um, No." There was a fire here about 10 years ago so there are a lot of dead trees

Tourist: "Its by that opening of trees. Now do you see that dead tree?"

Us: "Ok, well, What is IT?"

Tourist: "Wolves"

Well those little wolves were about 2 miles away and the tourist we were talking to had a super nice telescope. We then asked a nice man with binoculars next to us if he saw them and he said he saw a fleck of a black and white dot. At least these buffalo were big enough to see with our camera.

There were buffalo everywhere!

We did see one geyser

When we lived in Rexburg we could see the other side of the Tetons from Main Street on a clear day. We can't see them now that we are in Idaho Falls but it goes to show that this is really our backyard.