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11 Sep 2013

Norris Geyser Basin and Mammoth Hot Springs

Yesterday was our second full day at Yellowstone National Park and we had to take it a little easier because of all the walking we did the day before.  I ended up with a blister on each foot and my right knee was hurting badly.  So we only ended up walking maybe 5 to 6 miles yesterday.  We drove up to the Norris Geyser Basin then up to Mammoth Hot Springs.  We took in some cool sites along the way.

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Gibbon Falls

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Porcelain Geyser Basin at Norris Basin

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Still part of Porcelain Basin

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Awesome view

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Sheepeater Cliff

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Mammoth Hot Springs

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Mound Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs

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Another cool view

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Undine Falls

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Firehole Falls

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10 Sep 2013

Yellostone’s Geyser Basin

Yesterday was our first full day to take in Yellowstone National Park.  We saw a lot of very cool stuff and took about 550 pictures between the two of us.  We decided to take in the geyser basins.  In all, we probably hiked 10-11 miles.

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Fountain Paint Pots

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Turquoise Pool

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Elk – This guy was just off the path…..soooo awesome!

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Fairy Falls – The person on the left is Glen.

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Chipmunk

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Grand Prismatic Spring

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Old Faithful

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Old Faithful Inn

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Morning Glory Pool

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American Buffalo

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Mystic Falls

 

 

 

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09 Sep 2013
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I got hitched over the weekend

Glen and I got married on Saturday.  We had a private ceremony with just immediate family.  We picked a nice shady spot under one of our giant mulberry trees.  The ceremony was nice and short and laid back.  Afterwards we had a huge bbq dinner and all of our friends came and helped us celebrate.  It was a wonderful time!

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I look like a dork in the picture….Glen is attempting to put the ring on my finger.

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06 Sep 2013

Belly up to the bird bath

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05 Sep 2013

Best in Camo

I was just walking through the yard and spotted this spider.  I wouldn’t have seen it if it hadn’t moved.  It is very well camouflaged!

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03 Sep 2013

It’s Dove Season

Sunday morning dove season opened.  Glen got up bright and early only to be rained out by a pop up thunderstorm.  Glen and the neighbor decided to try their luck again that evening with much better results.  Yesterday we had dove for supper.  I had never eaten dove before, and found it to be quite tasty.  Glen seasoned them up three different ways.  He created an oriental marinade, habanero rub and Tastefully Simple Tuscan Herb.  I tried the habanero and it was way too freaking hot for me.  The Tuscan Herb was my favorite.  We also grilled fresh corn on the cob.  It tasted good, but holy cow it was chewy and stuck to all of my teeth.

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30 Aug 2013
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An Unusual Sight

While at work yesterday evening I was treated to an unusual sight.  I just happened to look up and see this hot air balloon drifting by.  All of us took turns going out to take a look at it.  Fun, interesting and pretty things aren’t what we usually see while at work….especially since our building sits on a horrible accident prone intersection.

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29 Aug 2013

A Thorny Issue

Some of the trees in our yard are well armed.

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28 Aug 2013
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Spider in the Hole

Glen took a nice picture of a wolf spider web.  Not sure where the spider was.  I find it very interesting that their webs are funnel shaped.  Not interesting enough to get close enough to take a picture.  That’s why Glen had to take it.

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27 Aug 2013

A View From the Driveway

I was out in the yard with the hound dogs and heard a horse whinny.  So I went into the house and grabbed the camera, walked down to the end of our driveway and saw this beauty.  It is one of our neighbors.

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