YELLOWSTONE roadtrip '09

Here are some pics from the
Jr. High YELLOWSTONE roadtrip of Open Door Awesomeness '09:::

The Grand Prismatic Spring - the largest hot spring in the world - i had seen it photographed from above, but i had never seen it up close and personal!

some of the girls at Inspiration Point

the guys at Inspiration Point

the breathtaking boat-ride across Jenny Lake in Grand Teton Nat'l Park !!

the boat ride back was even better!

in front of the much anticipated eruption of Old Faithful !!

This is Obama leaving on a helicopter - we almost got to see the President! we watched his motorcade exit the area and we had fun spying the Secret Service agents hiding in the trees and on top of buildings - it was pretty exciting.

The Upper or Lower Falls at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, I forget which one, Gary.

Here's the "hard corp" group that hiked to the bottom of the canyon with the Falls in the background so we could feel the mist on our faces.

Being surrounded by a herd of Bison was one of the kids' highlights for sure.

A classic Yellowstone shot at Mammoth Hot Springs by the North Entrance.

This is Lake Isabelle::: it straddels the Continental Divide, so half of the water in this lake drains into the Atlantic via the Missouri River, which runs into the Mississippi and the other half drains into the Pacific via the Snake River, which runs into the Columbia, pretty cool, eh?