Our Family Trip to Yellowstone National Park - YNP
We took a family vacation to Yellowstone from 8-6-09 to 8-15-09 and it was great! We went to the Tetons, the Flaming Gorge and we swam in the Great Salt Lake besides Yellowstone National Park.
We flew to SLC and then we rented a Toyota Sienna, which I liked very much; we all liked did. It had one power side door and side/backseat windows that actually went down. There were cup holders everywhere and I have come to appreciate cup holders more in a vehicle now. There was enough so that almost every person in our party had two cup holders each.
It was fun swimming in the Great Salt Lake, something worth experiencing. The kids and my husband really enjoyed it. I have been there before and swam in the lake when I was younger.
The scenery at Yellowstone was amazing. I loved the waterfalls and the wild animals in their own, natural lives. The scenery was breathtaking; I had no idea how much water flows through the park.
Yellowstone National Park is very touristy. It costs a lot to just eat inside the park. We decided, before entering the park, that we would purchase fruit, bottled water and soda at a grocery store. I am glad we did that because it saved us a bunch of money. There were shops to buy souvenirs everywhere. In fact, I saw the word "souvenirs" so often that I actually thought it was misspelled.
At one point, I was trying to take a picture within Yellowstone, from the van ,while we were moving (out the window) and we were at a stop-and-go pace, barely moving. One construction worker yelled at me, "You're holding up the world!" C'mon now man! Like it's that big of a deal and I was NOT holding up the world. We were moving and that's how it was, final. I yelled "Whatever" out the window but I doubt he heard me - dummy. It just makes me feel better to say that.
Anyway, we had a wonderful vacation and it was planned out very nicely. My husband had an itinerary planned for each day, including where we were going to spend each night. We drove some days for about 5 hours and that was it; we had plenty of time to rest and enjoy our planned activities.
I would recommend Yellowstone to anyone. The Tetons were so wonderful - I had never really known what they were! That is very naive, I know, but I am just being honest. My Mom didn't know what the Tetons were either. We said, "Look, the Tetons" and my Mom said, "Pecans, where?" We were laughing cuz we told her what and where they were and she thought it was funny as well.
No one can really explain the magnificent beauty and splendor of Yellowstone, nor could they explain why everyone who can should try to see it. I hope you get a chance to go!
S.L.M. 8.21.09 @ 2:23 PM
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