July 21
July 21, 2006 6:41 p.m.
"Moose!" - Everyone had fun with Sam's moose hat and mistaking elk for moose.
"AAaaaahhhhh!"
- At one point in the day, our bus driver turned into a lookout point so that we could take pictures of the beautiful mountains. However, no one in the bus saw the turnoff and thought we were running off the road and over the cliff into the steep valley below.
"There's a buffalo!!"
Tomorrow's Activities:
- We travel to Fort Collins and the start of National Youth Conference!
Pastor Keith Hollenberg and his son, Justin, spend quality time together while trying to take a picture of...
... a chipmunk!!
A scenic view of a river flowing from the base of a refreshing waterfall.
The upper falls of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.
A closer view.
A buffalo grazing along the side of the road in Yellowstone.
A large bull elk relaxes in the shade on a sunny Friday afternoon.
Old Faithful's gurgles resonate across the park as it prepares to erupt.
Thar' she blows!
Dannon B. and Angie K. (Ridge) enjoy their Wendy's dinner.
The back of the bus has been a scary place to enter this week. Bermudian and York First folks were part of the crew that has lived there this week.
Jonathan's gang!!
Here's Alex showin' his stuff!
Erin & Didi - Shopping again!
Emily, Laura, Katelyn, & Emily are waiting on Ol' Faithful to blow!
The Grand Tetons were our last sight of the day!
Dear Diary,
Okay, so we're all pretty tired, but it was still a good day. It started with a fantastic breakfast buffet at a restaurant next to our hotel. Our next stop was Yellowstone National Park, where we saw a lot of wildlife, buffalos, elk, mule deer, antelope and others. Sadly though, we saw some land that had been burnt by wildfires and we saw the smoke from other fires in Yellowstone.
Ol' Faithful was still faithful and blew it's steam and water high into the air. What an impressive sight!
Finally, on our way to the hotel tonight, we saw the impressive granduer of the Teton mountains. And to top it all off, our hotel is at the base of the Grand Tetons.
We are so blessed! Thanks to all of our churches who have helped us to experience this wonderful trip.
Sincerely,
Pastor Keith