Abigail's Pictures

Here's a link to my pictures. When you get there you can click "see all 470 pictures". You should be able to right click and save them. I'm not sure if it will download picture at the highest resolution, so if you want to print one bigger than 8x10, let me know, and I'll email you the picture.

http://freedommiddleyellowstonetrip2009.shutterfly.com/

Link to Grooms' photos...

Here is a link to the Walgreen's photo site where I have posted 982 (!) of my photos. (Believe it or not, I culled out that many more!) You can go here and order any you want for yourself. These were uploaded the fastest way, not with the highest resolution, so if there is something you would like to enlarge bigger than 8 x 10, email me and I'll upload it with the higher resolution.

They are in order by day, except for day 10, which put itself behind Day 1. The photos taken on my phone, some panoramic, are at the end, regardless of day. I haven't time to move them around just yet. Also, I have hopes of going back and adding captions so that each scene is identifiable (like the one that is just a big splash - I can tell you who that is.)

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Carole Grooms

more photos...

Grand Teton National Park:

There was a two mile trail to the trailhead to Inspiration Point, or you could go by boat, as we did, across Lake Jenny. Next, a view as we rode across the lake and a close up view of the top of Mt. Moran, behind Inspiration Point, many feet above our destination. There is still an unusual amount of snow in the mountains for this time of year because of the wet and cool spring and summer so far.

Hidden Falls is a refreshing stop midway through the hike to Inspiration Point. We saw a marmot in the woods while stopped there. These pictures don't give you an idea of how many people were on these trails with us - the boat driver told us that they bring 1500 - 1800 over each day during this time of year!

The last bit of the rocky hike approaching Inspiration Point gets quite steep and narrow, hugging the side of the mountain like a goat track.

A panoramic view of Jenny Lake from Inspiration Point.

The view from our destination was spectacular, but it is hard to grasp the elevation and wide vista from these photos.

In Jackson Hole, each corner of the town square has a huge arch made of antlers .
Back in Yellowstone touring the Mudpots:

Stin-keeeeee!!!

Earth's cauldron...a boiling geyser in a stinking mud pool, and a steaming spring pouring out of a cave in the hillside.

Pictures from the horseback ride, taken from my camera phone - the view of the Tetons in the distance was breath-taking! Top photo - the back of Will W., and Rashaad D.. Bottom photo, after rounding this corner we emerged on the top of a rise to the view in the photo above.

pictures from yesterday....

The second part of our morning sightseeing yesterday was of Yellowstone Falls, where the Yellowstone Lake narrows back into the Yellowstone River. First photo - the last bit of the lake in the area called Hayden Valley, where it begins to narrow back into a wide, gentle river. Next photo, the upper falls, where all that gentle watere is compressed into a raging river. Then, the lower falls, which is a much bigger waterfall, flowing into the area called the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - the part that gives the area its name. Our view was a loooong way from the falls - only a good panoramic photo could give you any idea of how vast this gorge was!


Last, but not least - the buck elk we saw on the way back to camp around dusk - just starting to rain and he had settled in the grass to rest right by the road near the Canyon Lodge. And - yes, these kids can do some laundry! It was late washing for us last night, as we had a very full day!

Right now we are coming into the north Denver area to our campground in Loveland, still have to stop to buy shrimp for supper, then the kids will be mashing potatoes to go along with that. We got our horseback trailride in this morning on the way out of the Grand Teton/Yellowstone area, near Dubois, WY. What great views we got from the backs of the horses, away from tourists and all sounds other than nature. The ride wasn't without some excitement - three of us returned to the stable on foot after Steven's saddle slid off, causing his horse to bolt, then mine and Eric's to get spooked, do a U-turn and follow suit. We all three hit the ground! Steven only got a scratch or two, Eric actually found his glasses that flew off (!) and we all might be a bit sore, but no real damage other than my sunglasses which are long gone. A great story to tell for sure!

It's been driving, driving, driving ever since. Road construction is way behind in this part of the country due to all the rainy weather, and we have been stopped for one long 30-minute delay after another as flagmen signal long lines of cars to alternate turns on a single open lane of road. Supper and sleeping bags in just a minute now!

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If I get anything loaded tonight with uncooperative cell signal, it will be a miracle! They are loading from bottom to top, so captions here are in reverse of picture order - Here is THE bear. No. 2 up - Old Faithful - as high as it got this time. No. 3 - Look Barbers! A picture of Scott! Don't he and Will look thrilled to be posing for me - LOL. This is by Chromatic Pool in the geyser basin around Old Faithful.
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