Day 3 Yellowstone July 4th 2009

After many weeks here is day 3 of our Yellowstone adventure. We woke up very early to go to Yellowstone Grand Canyon. We had stopped there the night before, but didn't get a chance to explore because of the rain. The morning was beautiful.
Before we arrived at our destination we dodged a herd of buffalo in the road.
We started at the south rim at artists point, because of the crazy rain storm the night before there was a lot of fog. We decided to come back so we could get some better pictures in the sunlight.

We headed to the brink of upper falls. It was really beautiful and Tyler was jumping the fence line to get some great pictures. Next we were off to the brink of the upper falls. The coolest thing about the upper falls is they are visible from so many points in the Yellowstone grand canyon. Being right down by the falls was really fun, it was a very steep 600 ft drop to get to the brink of the falls.
We hopped in the car and drove to red rock point. Once again it was a steep 500 ft descent down to the red rock view point. We really got our hike on this day! A family at the lookout point was nice enough to take a picture of us together.

The grand view was our next stop. We had stopped there the night before but the rain was pouring so hard we couldn't get a picture. This morning it was perfect. It was at this moment I realized why Yellowstone was named "yellow" stone. Until now I hadn't really seen anything very yellow. It was awesome seeing the yellow rock in the bright sun.
We stopped and ate breakfast while at the grand view. We also fed a chipmunk some cereal.
We headed back to Artists Point to take a few more pictures before we left for the day. I was so glad we did because the pictures turned out beautiful. Tyler is really talented at getting good shots. Looking at the pictures you can understand why its called artist point.
The Yellowstone Grand Canyon was definitely our favorite part of the entire trip. We headed south to the mud volcanoes.

We walked around the paths and smelled a little more sulpher.

This the churning caldron and it smelled awesome! Tyler had to get a picture of me in hell!
Next we stopped at fishing bridge. Look close and you can see Ty.

We left Yellowstone and stopped for lunch at a little picnic place.

Hanging out with the Tetons in the background.

Our Yellowstone adventure was the best. I hope we can go back someday. It had enough animals, hiking, and nature for both of us. It was a trip we will never forget.

Before going home to Utah we had to stop and see the Pollastro fam in Rock Springs. We were so happy to see them, and to use their shower. We went the the 4th of July fireworks show. If you want to see some amazing fireworks you better get to Wyoming. Tyler and I were shocked at the display.
We spent the night and on Sunday Christian made some delicious BBQ. We took off back to Utah and arrived home Sunday night. I can't wait for our next trip!