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| Posing in front of the Grand Tetons. |
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| Bull elk in Grand Tetons. |
A few days ago our
family returned from a nice, long, relaxing trip. We dubbed it our
“Creation Trip” because we studied the evidence for creation, the
flood, and the Ice Age. My sister and I did school work in the car
during our long driving days. We visited Yellowstone National Park
and the Grand Tetons. We had a lot of adventures including camping in
Yellowstone for five nights with snow on our tent two nights and 60
mph gusts the last night. Imagine how thrilled I was when I saw all
the magnificent wildlife including three grizzlies, two black bears,
a moose, lots of elk, pronghorn, mule deer, mountain goats, Canadian
geese, trumpeter swans, and the crows relative, the raven, that is
much larger than I thought. We traveled along the outskirts of
Glacier National Park since the National Park shutdown forced us to
change our plans. We got to be only 22 miles away from the Canadian
border which was exciting for me to think that I was so close to a
whole other country! Near the John Day fossil area in Oregon our
family got to go fossil hunting. During our three hour excavation on
a hillside we discovered multiple leaf fossils and petrified wood.
Throughout our trip our family was blessed by the hospitality of old
friends and new ones.
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| Mama Grizzly with cub that we saw when leaving Yellowstone. |
We went through
Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and of course, California.
This was the longest trip that I have ever been on. We drove into
more states than I have ever before. Our whole trip was full of
excitement, but my favorite part was seeing all this together as a
family.
This is just the
beginning of the highlights of our two and a half week trip. I hope
to post a lot more about this incredible trip but just to start, I
wanted to share my introduction to our Creation Trip; however, my
next post will be about one of the most memorable days of my life.
