Yellowstone

August 24, 2018

Returned to Texas for a visit with our dear families.

Tucker and Emmie

Big Bennett

Little Bennett

Cat and Henning

Greyson and Brooklyn

September 16, 2017

Back to Nye and headed down to Yellowstone to celebrate Kitsy’s birthday.

Bison everywhere- zoom in.

We arrived in Yellowstone just after unusual eruptions in the park. Many new geysers have formed and many have stopped.

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With one of the eruptions came not only rocks and steaming water, but also objects, some decades old. Check it out.

Stayed at Old Faithful Inn which was built in 1904, the largest log hotel in the world.

85′ stone fireplace

Old Faithful

Three Forks, Montana at the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and the Gallatin joining 1 mile down, forming the headwaters of the Missouri River. Discovered by French explorer, Jacques Marquette’s, whose journal and 1672 map outlines the Mississippi and its tributaries. His Algonquin speaking guides called the people living along its banks “emessourit” meaning people with canoes (made of logs). Over time the name was shortened to Missouri. This river is the longest in the US at 2341 miles. If you floated in an inter tube you would reach the Gulf of Mexico in 2 1/2 months. Go figure.

This is also where Sacajawea was captured and taken to what is now North Dakota as a slave.

An amazing story of perseverance

Stayed the night at the Sacajawea Hotel built in 1910. The hotel served passengers on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroads and was built as a rest stop for passengers and train crews. We just loved this hotel.

Then back to Nye and got ready for our departure. We are forever grateful to Kitsy and Van for spending their summer with us.