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Grand Prismatic Spring is just stunning, isn't it? We were bowled over by all the vibrant colours in it.
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Absolutely gorgeous! I'm thinking more and more that we need to make this trip happen. We're a 2 day drive from Jackson Hole or Bozeman, MT. Hmmm....the wheels are turning.
Seriously, you've never been and you're that close? You must go. We are so glad we made it there a few years ago. It's so beautiful out there.
Absolutely gorgeous! I'm thinking more and more that we need to make this trip happen. We're a 2 day drive from Jackson Hole or Bozeman, MT. Hmmm....the wheels are turning.
Oh my word!! You must go!! I would go every other weekend if I lived that close!!
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Grand Prismatic Spring is just stunning, isn't it? We were bowled over by all the vibrant colours in it.
Seriously, you've never been and you're that close? You must go. We are so glad we made it there a few years ago. It's so beautiful out there.
Remember we just moved here a year ago. Before the move we were twice the distance that we are now. I'm seriously looking at it for Sept. of 2019, although we will probably fly in rather than drive.
Nature is just so beautiful and this area certainly supports it! All the mountains, trees, hot springs and rivers are just amazing. The regions of Yellowstone are quite amazing and looking forward to the rest of your time there!
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Remember we just moved here a year ago. Before the move we were twice the distance that we are now. I'm seriously looking at it for Sept. of 2019, although we will probably fly in rather than drive.
Ah, you're right, I was forgetting that. My apologies! If you do the trip, trust me, you won't regret it. It is just so beautiful there.
It sure is!! I only wish I was a better photographer!!
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Remember we just moved here a year ago. Before the move we were twice the distance that we are now. I'm seriously looking at it for Sept. of 2019, although we will probably fly in rather than drive.
I definitely vote for doing that!!
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Nature is just so beautiful and this area certainly supports it! All the mountains, trees, hot springs and rivers are just amazing. The regions of Yellowstone are quite amazing and looking forward to the rest of your time there!
The most amazing thing to us was that all of this was in one place!! We have never been anywhere like Yellowstone. It is not only beautiful but also unique!!
More of Yellowstone and the Lake Yellowstone Lodge
Yellowstone contains more than 10,000 hydrothermal features including geysers, basins and hot springs. Old Faithful is the most well known of these and for good reason!! Old Faithful really is something to behold!! It sends out thousands of gallons of steaming water with each eruption and does this about every hour and a half!! This was the most crowded place in the Park and after seeing it, we could certainly understand why.
Old Faithful
This is the only place we ran into a crowd
This geyser is amazing and everything it is cracked up to be!!
After our long day of trekking and hiking and seeing so much beauty, we were ready to chill down for a while so we drove toward Lake Yellowstone. I guess because of the natural setting of this park, there really aren't any road signs other than to general areas of interest. We found one that said Lake are and figured our resort would be down this way.
We arrived at Lake Yellowstone Hotel and immediately fell in love with this beautiful resort!! This is in the Yellowstone Lake section of the park and literally sits right on the Lake!! I would describe this Hotel more like a Lodge. There is no air conditioning here because the temperature really drops at night but they do have room fans to keep things comfortble and you can open windows as well. Our room was pretty neat as it was pretty old fashioned.
When we arrived, we realized how dusty we were from hiking. Our shoes were covered and our socks were dirty as well and this is with good walking shoes!! We both got showers and you could literally see the dust coming off. The hotel soap was amazing! It was a lemon sage scent and it felt so good to clean up with!!
When we were refreshed, we headed down to the sunroom bar for a nice glass of wine and were treated to an incredible string quartet. We did not have dinner reservations and were originally told that there was no opening until 9 PM. Then the hostess told us that we could be put on a waitlist and would probably be seated within two hours. It was now about 5:45 PM and we both agreed that we could easily pass two hours sipping on wine, taking in the scenery and enjoying the string quartet, so we got a buzzer and relaxed.
We also ordered this guy to share and it was delicious!!
The view outside:
We actually got called for dinner by 7:00 PM. We absolutely loved this dining experience!! The restaurant is beautiful and the food was simply amazing!! We were seated by a window which overlooked the front side of the resort and just as we were seated, an elk decided to graze right in front of us!! We had a bunch of company for a few minutes as everyone wanted a picture of this!!
After things settled down, our wonderful waiter, Ryan, gave us menus and explained the various dishes. I chose Elk chops! . Ryan assured me that they were not part of the Elk we just saw and that they were delicious. He described them as a darker meat but not as games as venison. I always like to try something new so I decided to go for it. Muffin went with Halibut with fresh veggies. The veggies turned out to be squash and carrots which made Muffin very happy.
We each had a glass of Chenin Blanc and really really enjoyed our entire meal. We were definitely not up for dessert and decided to take a walk on the lake after this lovely meal and then went to Starbucks to finish off our night. I got a huckleberry mocha, which was delicious!! Muffin got a coffee and a slice of lemon cake.
After this, we were thoroughly exhausted from this wonderful day and happily crashed for a good nights’ sleep!!
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OMG! What a wonderful experience! Old Faithful is incredible! I’m sure it was an awesome feeling to stand so close to it!
I know exactly what you mean about the Lemon Sage soap! They had the same thing at some of the National Parks we visited and I loved it!
Dinner looked amazing and what a great view!
OMG! What a wonderful experience! Old Faithful is incredible! I’m sure it was an awesome feeling to stand so close to it!
I know exactly what you mean about the Lemon Sage soap! They had the same thing at some of the National Parks we visited and I loved it!
Dinner looked amazing and what a great view!
It was breathtaking!! That soap is wonderful!! I must find it!! Dinner was delicious with an amazing view!!!
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We are so glad we made it there a few years ago. It's so beautiful out there. 
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If you do the trip, trust me, you won't regret it. It is just so beautiful there. 
Then the hostess told us that we could be put on a waitlist and would probably be seated within two hours. It was now about 5:45 PM and we both agreed that we could easily pass two hours sipping on wine, taking in the scenery and enjoying the string quartet, so we got a buzzer and relaxed.
Muffin got a coffee and a slice of lemon cake.
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