day 5

This was our view for what seemed like FOREVER which was really only 40 minutes...
All I have to say is "STUPID ELK"! Maybe if I was more gracious and loved the elk I would have gotten to see a cool animal like a MOOSE or a BEAR...but no such luck....Just stupid Elk and SLOW elk on lookers that don't know how to PULL OFF the road to take a picture, instead I have to sit there for EVER and look at the car in front of me
I guess it is a good thing that she can drink out of a straw, at the rate she is going she is not going to get any teeth anytime soon so she will be drinking her food from a straw for a while!
She sure is CUTE though!!!!
We drove the long way around (because the shortcut road was closed) to Upper and Lower Falls.
It was a long drive, but WORTH it!
As soon as we got out, PG went strait for the rock wall and started to climb...I didn't even know he could climb rocks but there he was, scaling the wall...it was awesome!
our family in front of lower falls
lower falls with the river, it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
we found a few more rocks to climb together!
another shot before we move on to upper falls....
this is upper falls, we didn't have the time or energy to climb down the stairs to see it closer so that will have to wait for another time. :o)
I LOVE waterfalls!
PG just loves to push the stroller and PD loves to Run! (or in this pic be pushed around on the rocks by daddy)
there was another traffic jam because the silly bison wanted to keep crossing the road.
why did the bison cross the road?
To get to the other side only to change his mind and come back again and again....so that the ranger had to come and herd him off the road with his hoof sounding loud speaking and a big truck!
Here is a cute bison family drinking together.
These are the hitch-hikers that we picked up on our way back. when we stopped to see the stinky mud volcano area they got out and keep going to find someone else to hitch a ride with.
KJ face about says it all...it stunk!
This is the first time in my life when a smell hit my nose and I almost INVOLUNTARILY Gagged!! The sulfur smell was RANK around this churning chaldron...it was GROSS, yet strangely fascinating...from UP wind.
at the top of our trail was "sour lake" it was dead but kind of pretty...not saying I would like to build a summer home here, but the trees were quite lovely!
This is my favorite part...DRAGON MOUTH!
PG was fascinated by it too.
the lapping of the waves in the cave make it sound like a dragon breathing. I love this one.
these are some pretty rapids that we saw as we drove along.
PG really wanted to touch some water so we stopped in the lake area and played by the water for a few minutes.
we skipped rocks too...
KJ got some in too!
This was back at the cabin in our little driveway, the kids LOVED to play on the gate and
PD loved to eat rocks!