National Parks

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Yellowstone National Park, so majestic!

After Grand Teton National Park we returned to our Airstream for the night.  We then headed to Yellowstone National Park.  From our home base of Ashton, ID we had about an hour drive to Yellowstone.  Yellowstone was established as the world’s first national park in 1872!  This park influenced the creation of the National Park Service in 1916. The park is 3500 sq. miles of wilderness atop a volcanic hot spot.  The park features canyons, alpine rivers, forests, hot springs and geysers.  The most famous geyser, Old Faithful that got it’s name because it blows approx. every 90 minutes and…

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Grand Teton National Park!

Three days in Grand Teton National Park did not disappoint!  Our drive from Ashton, ID was beautiful through lush green fields that took us to Teton Pass at an elevation of 8,432’ into Jackson Hole, WY.  After a short walk around the town we headed to the entrance of the national park.   Throughout our exploring we encountered all types of wildlife. Have you ever wondered how the park rangers show up so quickly when animals are visible from the road?  Most of the animals that frequent populated areas are “chipped” and “tracked” ; when an animal is getting close…

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Petrified Forest National Park

Many years ago, as a child my Aunt and Uncle drove from Bloomington, IL on Route 66 west with the destination of the Grand Canyon.  On the journey one of their planned stops was the Petrified Forest.  When they arrived home, one of my gifts from the trip was a piece of petrified wood!  Their trip sounded amazing and I always wanted to visit that special place.   When we left Albuquerque we planned a visit to the Petrified Forest.  Carol had visited this national park several years ago, but I had no idea what it would be like.  I…

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Bandelier National Monument

We have been in Santa Fe for a couple days, checking out the town and enjoyed a delicious lunch yesterday at The Shed. This morning we checked out the Railyard Farmers Market.  Our winning purchase was a “Hatch Chile Croissant”!  To our surprise it was so good!After the Farmers Market we headed to Bandelier National Monument about 35 miles from Santa Fe and is part of the Jemez Volcanic field. This monument dates back more than 10,000 years.  Native Americans moved in and out of this area following movement of game animals.  Bandelier National Monument consists of ruins of above…

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