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July 11, 2002 – Old Faithful to Gardiner, Montana Everyone slept in this morning – even me. It felt good after the early morning and late night the day before. We had one last breakfast in the Old Faithful Inn dining room, then packed up and checked out. Before we left we took one lastContinue reading “Beehive or Jet Engine?”

July 10, 2002 – Yellowstone National Park I went for another early morning geyser walk and this day Delaney went with me. We set an alarm and got up a little earlier than I had the day before. It was a little hard to wake her up, but once she was awake she was veryContinue reading “Daddy-Daughter Morning”

July 9, 2002 – Yellowstone National Park I woke up early this morning and went for a walk around the Geyser Basin by myself. I think it was around 6:30 when I went out and the temperature was in the upper 30’s or low 40’s. With the cool air there was much more steam thanContinue reading “Moose!!”

July 8, 2002 – Jackson, WY to Old Faithful We left Jackson this day to go to Old Faithful. In the morning we followed Moose-Wilson Road into Grand Teton National Park. We stopped to hike part of the Granite Canyon Trail. It started out in a beautiful stand of Aspens, but Aaron wasn’t happy withContinue reading “Shirley Temples and Roy Rangerses”

July 7, 2002 – Jackson, WY This was float-trip day. We got up and had to be at the rafting company at 8:00. They hauled us by bus to the put-in point where the highway to Teton Pass crosses the Snake River. These were our first really good views of the Tetons. For the firstContinue reading “Captain Ron”

July 6, 2002 – Layton, UT to Jackson, WY Breakfast at the Fairfield Inn. They have Lucky Charms! Oh, what a delight for Aaron. We drove north into Idaho and east into Wyoming. This was our first ride through free-range cattle country and, sure enough, there were cows near and in the road. We stoppedContinue reading “Yark on the Sidewalk”

July 5, 2002 – Tampa, FL to Salt Lake City, UT In July of 2002 we set out on our biggest adventure yet – a two week trip “out west” to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Delaney was 7 and Aaron was 3 and it was a grand adventure. Here is the first day:Continue reading “Two Planes in One Day!”

I started this blog with our most recent trip. Now I’m going back to the first trip that I journaled – our family trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and Craters of of the Moon National Monument in July of 2002. I hope you enjoy the next group of posts! July 2002 Destinations:     Continue reading “July 2002”