Hey Boo Boo!

It's been quite nice to be able to share my day off with people.  My last couple of days off i was able to share it with Angelique.  We decided to go to Yellowstone and see its bountiful beauty.  My main reason in going was to see the "Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone.  Early in the season a quest was showing me their pictures and it was glorious!  So i decided i had to go.  We got up super early and drove to the Park.  For us to get there we have to drive through Teton National Park, so we got some great pictures and more spectacular views of the Tetons.

We kept driving for about 2 hours and finally made our way into the park.  We passed Yellowstone lake and some small hot spots.  We were really just stoked for the canyon.  And when we got there, wow.  Its spectacular.  There are a number of different look out places that the park has created for the tourists to use.  We actually hopped a fence and just wandered out on a ledge.  I wouldn't recommend it, but it was nice to have a moment to ourselves without any other tourists around us.  

And wow.  So beautiful.

 You could hike down to the falls, where the water jumps of the cliff to its death.  Being here makes one feel quite small and insignificant.  

We drove to a couple different spots to view the abyss.  Everywhere we went it was just as magnificent as before.  There was one part where we walked out on to a small piece of land extending over the sand stone mountain. 

After visiting the abyss we kept driving to find a place to put up our hammocks and have a picnic.  We drove for about an hour before really finding a good spot.  We first saw a petrified tree and then noticed there was a hiking trail by this tree.  The trail went through a small canyon colored by green grasses and  wild flowers.  It was quite magical walking through here.  We walked while being on the look out for bears.  We didn't run into a bear but a badger.  I was walking minding my own business and then i see this clump of dirt growing.  I stop abruptly, not know what it about to pop out of the ground.  And then i see the dirt fly and a big furry head pop out!  Im still stopped.  THe badger is staring at me.  Meanwhile Angelique is on the lookout for bears and didn't notice that i stopped.  So she ran right into to me.  THen the badger crawled out of his hole and scampered away from us.  It was the first time i have ever seen a badger and boy are they fat.  They are a lot bigger than i thought they were.  Big and fluffy, and a little haphazard.  

After giggling about that for a while we made our way into a meadow and found Lost Lake.  It was beautiful and serene.  We put up our hammocks, had a picnic and then a nap.  

After our cat nap we decided to keep driving, and continue forth to the geysers.   Sometimes it takes awhile to get anywhere in Yellowstone because of these guys:

THey cause the most amount of traffic jams here.  They hardly move and just sit in the middle of the road.  

Afterwards we made our way to Mammoth Hot Springs.  Its a huge area of mineral deposits and sulfur water. 

After Mammoth we visited the Artist Paint pots.  I didn't find them very amazing.  I once saw Yellowstone in the winter and i think that its more impressive during that time.  There is more water in the winter than the summer, so it was just kinda amazing.  Still cool to see and weird to think of how this earth is a living thing.  How is the core of our earth still hot?  What keeps it going?

The day was overall amazing, glorious and exhausting.  We probably drove a total of 400 miles  from the ranch, through Yellowstone and back.  But totally worth it.  If you ever have a chance to visit Yellowstone, do it.  Don't hesitate.