Road Trip

I have lived in Utah since 1995 and have, until recently, never ventured the few hours north to visit one of the great western vacation spots - Yellowstone National Park.  But with Jay's brother Adam and his cute little family visiting from the Czech Republic we decided it was time to take the plunge and do a full-on road trip.

We were able to stay in a beautiful vacation home in Star Valley, Wyoming with the entire extended Wright family.  We ventured up to Jackson one day and Yellowstone on another (we went through the South Gate, which means that we also went through Grand Teton National Park, which is just as beautiful).  We saw Old Faithful, had a chuck wagon dinner and music show and witnessed lots and lots of wildlife, including a mama grizzly bear and her babies on the side of the road.  We played with cousins and visited with family.  It was wonderful.  I even remembered the camera, although the picture quality on my end wasn't very good.

Tessa showing off her new Jackson Hole shirt:

 She was tired so we waited by the flowers in the town square while everyone else shopped:

 This bear was at the Bar J Ranch, where we had a fun dinner and saw a show:

These bison (bufflo?bison?) passed right in front of us on the highway:

 Waiting for Old Faithful to erupt:

 Front row view of Old Faithful:

 With their cousin Sebastian:

 Henry and William went on a hike around to see the differnet geysers:

 Another stop on their hike:

 Mama Grizzly bear and one of her cubs.  We were driving home though Grand Teton National Park and saw a ton of cars pulled over to the side of the road.  Turns out they were checking out the bears!

All in all we had a great trip!  It was so fun to spend time with the Wrights of the Czech Republic and are anxious to see them again.  The kids had a great time and it was a fun road trip to start the summer.