We made it to Yellowstone

We spent Sunday night in Bozeman MT. Did our finally shopping at Wal-Mart. We got up early Monday to have the car serviced before traveling our last 100 miles. Well it was snowing again. We could hardly see to drive to the dealership. After getting everything done we headed to the park. We hoped we could get into our room a day early. Personnel said yes. So we got a head start on unpacking.

Tuesday we went back to Gardiner to check in. We spent the rest of the day unpacking and getting things straight. About 4pm we had enough of work and headed out to Lamar Valley to see if there was any wild life. Saw lots of buffalo and lots of beautiful mountains covered with snow. It was Yellowstone at it’s best.
This is why we are here.


We met these fellows walking down the road



The beautiful winter wonderland of Yellowstone









Teenages playing



Still walking down the road

Snow on the way to Yellowstone

The snow was beautiful but hard to drive in.


SNOW SNOW EVERY WERE SNOW.

Park City to Salt Lake City

Friday when we got up it was really snowing. We decided to tour around for a short time and than head on to Salk Lake City before we got snow in.


SNOW IN PARK CITY

Page, Az. to Park City, Ut.

Thursday morning we left Page for Park City. North of Grand Canyon North Rim we saw our first large amount of snow staying on the ground, We stopped to take pictures all along the way.

First snow










Picture Perfect




Snow at Red Canyon, UT.

Page Az

Page is one of our favorite city on our trip out west. Would you believe that we drove all the way from Fl. to eat at a Mexican restaurant in Page. The food was just as good as we remembered.

The next morning we went to Lake Powell and toured the Glen Canyon Dam. They explained all about the construction of the dam and how Lake Powell was created. The dam supplies most of the power and water for 5 states. We went down inside to were the generators are. It was really interesting

Glen Canyon Dam








Now for the be the best part of our day. We went on a tour to Antelope Canyon. A spectacular slot Canyon on the Navajo Reservation a few miles from Page. It’s one of the most photographed slot canyons in the southwest. Over thousands of years, wind and water scoured a narrow crevice in the mesa to form a slot canyon.

Later in the day we went to Kayenta to see a tribute to the Navajo “Code Talkers”.

Antelope Slot Canyon

Trip Info

GAS- We were surprised at the prices of gas coming across the country. It is cheaper than at home. When we left I paid $3.49. We have been buying it anywhere from $3.17 to $3.56. Most of the times in the $3.30s
.
HOTELS-They are cheaper this year. It's the time of the year.
I guess the hotel prices offset the price of gas.

We're Off To Yellowstone

We left for Yellowstone on Thursday the 17th. Everything is going good. The weather has been great except for a lot of wind in Okla and the Panhandle of Texas. It was blowing about 50 miles an hour.

The second night we stayed in Memphis with Nancy’s brother and sister-in-law. We're we ever spoiled. Bill cook us a great supper and than help us with our computers and my I-Pad.

Left Memphis about 11am and headed down the road. We went thru Ark/Okla/Panhandle of Texas/NM. Stopping only for food/gas/and a place to lay our heads at night. We made really good time.

Now for some fun. We went to Santa Fe NM. Great town. We took a tour of the city and hill sides. Had a great lunch at The Shed. Super salad. Saw beautiful churches. Check out the Indian jewelry on the square. The time was much to short, but we had to get on the road again. The next morning when we got ready to pack the car we found out it had snowed. Our first snow of the trip. Next stop Page Az.