Vacation Part I: Yellowstone

The first thing we did when we got to Utah a few weeks ago was drive up to Yellowstone to spend a week with my family. While there were thousands of pictures taken this year in Yellowstone, I have included just a few of the many highlights.

We'll start with the famous trash cans.
Next up, our Japanese Jumping Picture, featuring White Dome Geyser of the Lower Geyser Basin. Like 30 pictures were taken here; never were we all in the air at the same time. I'm pretty sure I was the one to get the least amount of air (in any of the poses!)
Matching Shirt Day. It only happens once a year in Yellowstone and we're always sure to get lots of pictures on that day.
Cindy, me and Krista getting warm under a blanket in Mom's and Dad's cabin. The weather was pretty cool and rainy for a lot of the time we were there.
The only bear we saw this year was wooden. Actually, I've been to Yellowstone every single year of my life and I've only see ONE live bear. It happened maybe 5 years ago.

This is Beehive Geyser, Dave's favorite geyser. We saw it 3 times this trip. It only erupts right now about once a day during daylight hours.
Us at Canyon-Lower Falls
Waiting for Grand Geyser with Jeff and Cindy (my brother and sister).
Another day. Waiting for Grand Geyser again. Eating lunch.

Snacks on the Knotty Pine Porch one evening. We also played Telephone here this night. It was HILARIOUS!!

My very first boat rowing experience!! It's so much harder than it looks! And it's definitely tons harder than those rowing machines at gyms. Jeff had to help me. And it kinda threw me off that you row backwards. We weren't out on the lake for more than 20 minutes because a thunder storm came our way, so our boat rental was free!

Another one from Green Shirt Day. This is all of us around a sign we found at our picnic spot telling us (and I'm pretty sure it was directed at OUR FAMILY specifically) NOT to build rock dams in the river. Last year we made a HUGE dam that stretched across the whole river... it may or may not have flooded onto the banks. Ooops.

Well, that's a quick summary of Yellowstone. If you didn't know, my family has been going to Yellowstone every year since before I was born. As you can see, we have so much fun there with each other. If you haven't ever been, you should take a trip... I can give you some pointer of how to make it a great trip!

Next I'll be posting about our Larson Family Reunion and some time in Salt Lake.