On day 2 we started off in the canyon area. Ster & I took Preston, Isaac,Whitney & Gavin on Uncle Tom's Trail. More than 300 steps lead you about 500 feet down the canyon. It was considered a strenuous trail so Chris generously offered to let me do it while he and Nat kept the littlest kids occupied. Whitney very carefully and slowly held onto the handrail the whole way down.
We made it to the bottom and it was well worth the view!
Nature in all her beauty.
Marcus & Ashlyn
. Ashlyn was in heaven having all those Pierce boys around to tease. :)
This is the photo that will not be gracing our Christmas card this year and exhibit A for why most men do not make good photographers.
Notice Gavin holding onto Landon? Gavin was very worried about Landon while were there...Chris... not so much. This canyon is know as the Little Grand Canyon.
We headed up to the higher elevations and that is when we started to spot more wildlife other than buffalo. First we saw a black bear and then this grizzly bear. We stood about 50 feet away, which made me nervous but Chris said we didn't need to be " the fastest gazelle in the herd...we just had to beat the slowest." He was pretty sure we could all outrun most of the other tourists.
More team effort and lots of encouragement to get Ashlyn up the stairs.
Hot Mammoth Springs Area.
Mr. Incredible...pushing two kids and packing one around on his back!
There was a lot of grumbling and complaining for me to get all these kiddos to take this shot.
Sharing the road with the Mr. Buffalo.
Some Elk.
Mr.Beaver eating his fish. I had never seen a beaver in person before and they are a lot bigger than I thought. We only spied this guy because we had to pull over after Ashlyn puked in the car. Probably not the best idea to feed the kiddos then drive along winding mountain roads.
I could have spent at least another week at the park going on all the trails and seeing all the sights...hopefully we make it back someday.
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