Trip to Logan UT and Yellowstone National Park, August 2008

Hiking near Bear Lake

An interesting tree. It formed a right angle because of heavy snow.

Overlooking bear lake

At Bear Lake

We then hiked the wind cave (see one pictured in the background). There, we saw someone hit a golf ball off the top of the wind cave. I’ve uploaded the video onto youtube, search tags “wind cave golf.”

At the Small Satellite Conference

That’s a better picture… at the conference with a giant check

Everyone’s a winner!

Now at Yellowstone

Our first wild animal encounter. There are deer way across the river. Luckily we have binoculars.

Buffalo in the distance

At the Canyon area of yellowstone

The big check makes a Yellowstone appearance.

2^nd day at Yellowstone

Hiking up Mt. Washburn

At the top!

Buffalo encounter by Canyon village

Lots of buffalo in Hayden valley

It smells around the geysers and hot springs

Artist’s point

Day 3 at Yellowstone

We did quite a few hikes into bear country.

Slough Creek trail

Fortunately there was no bear, but we did see a family of deer.

Petrified tree

Hot springs which we can actually wade in, by Gardiner, Montana

The check travels halfway to the north pole

In Mammoth Hot Springs area

Big elk encounter

Old Faithful

Day four

Biking Yellowstone

Grand Geyster erupts in the background

Old Faithful at night with a crow flying in the background

Day 5

Check goes to the continental divide

The fishing cone geyser at Lake Yellowstone

At West Thumb

Natural bridge hike

At the natural bridge

Elephant Back loop trail. Overlooking Lake Yellowstone.

Observation point overlooking Old Faithful

Day 6

Inside Old Faithful In

We got caught in a rainstorm waiting for castle geyser to erupt

Castle Geyser

Going to the Grand Teton National Park on our way back to Salt Lake

We hiked Inspiration point (5.8 mile loop) in less than 2 hours.

We had a great trip to Yellowstone. We recommend it to everyone!