Close Encounters of the Yellowstone Kind

I have never lived this close to nature before. One of our neighbors sent us an email the other day with a picture of a "visitor" we had. A big moose was right outside our coach just munchin' on some grass. We also have a resident fox and several mule deer that we see from time to time. Out of all the parks we've stayed in we have seen the most wildlife here. It is truly amazing.

We traveled on a short section of the lower loop in Yellowstone the other day, and stopped and saw Old Faithful, which was punctual as usual. It was so neat to see the boiling water and steam shoot out of the ground. The most amazing thing we saw were the geothermal pools. They were like something straight out of a science fiction movie. I just couldn't get over the vibrant yellow and blue coloring of the pools. It makes you want to jump in, except for the fact that the water is scalding and the minerals might make your skin fall off. No big deal.

One of the perks of working for Grand Teton Lodge Company is that you get to go on all the activities for free. You also get to use the boats on a first come first serve basis. (Remind me again, why we dragged our ocean kayak all the way across the US?) Anyway, we decided to take advantage of the kayaks, and took two out for the day. I am pretty used to tandem kayaking and when I get tired Scott paddles for the both of us. You really can't do that in a kayak for one. Man my arms are killing me!

Stayed tuned for more adventures from the wild, wild west!

Click here to see all our photos from Yellowstone

Click here to see some kayaking pictures