Convention 2012

After a adventurous three days in Yellowstone National Park, we continued east towards Fergus Falls.

Driving east on I-90 felt like going home again!

But before arriving in Minnesota, we made a stop at one of our favorite haunts: Space Aliens Bar & Grill. I think it’s possible that Will only went to go there.

    Will checks out the alien stuff

pretty sweet stuff

  Don’t worry Will, he’s not real

From there we headed off to the Pre Con party at Adam and Rebekah Ekelund’s house. It’s always fun to see so many friends!

  It was even more fun when the ice cream truck showed up!

Unfortunately we did not take any more pics the whole time we were there. But we had tons of fun and especially enjoyed the power outage at the hotel! Swimming in lantern light while the rest of the guests toughed it out with only their phones.

Will’s Yellowstone

The last post was pics taken with our family camera. Some were taken by us and some by Will. These pictures were taken with Will’s camera. Some were taken by us but most were taken by Will.

Camp

The campground was very full (completely full) and very clean thanks to the very strict rules on bears!

Yellowstone Lake

Zack and I waited at the top while the rest of the gang explored the beach…

Kayaking on the lake looked like so much fun!

The colors and textures are so brilliant and unique!

Wildlife

Will was not only able to get some much better shots of bison but also got a picture of the grizzly bear!

        

He was just like a dog, shaking after a swim

Click on the picture to make it as big as you can in order to see the bear in the center…

Dangerous Ground

Duh! When the ground is boiling and smoking, I’d say it’s dangerous… obviously!

 

So Darn Big

When I looked at the pictures that Will took I was struck by just how BIG everything is at Yellowstone! The sweeping landscapes, the canyons, the animals, the rivers, the geysers, the lakes, the waterfalls… everything! It truly just goes to show what a BIG and creative God we serve!!!

Out with the old…

They were remodeling the old lodge at Canyon Village and it just broke my heart!  All that gorgeous retro stuff will be going away. :o(

So I made Will take pics of it so that it will be remembered…

Mammoth Hot Springs

This part of the park looks different all the time and has changed so much since the last time we were there! Now it is mostly dry with little water. Not as pretty as before, but it will be all new next time we visit.

The view from the top of the whole village and Fort Yellowstone was very nice though…