Happy Birthday to Me!
I cannot think of a better way to celebrate my 30th year of life than waking up beside Matt in a tent and spending the day exploring the majesty and wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Life is good. Oh, happy birthday to me!
The Lower Falls from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. 5/25/2013 |
A eruption in the Back Basin at Norris. 5/11/2014 |
Different water temperatures lead to a wide variety of colors in the Norris Front Basin. 5/12/2014 |
Standing in the steam cloud of Grotto Geyser. It was a nice and warm place to be on a brisk spring day. 5/4/2013 |
Frozen Lake Yellowstone with a backdrop of snow-capped mountains. 5/11/2013 |
Our silhouettes from the boardwalk on one of the pools of boiling mud at the Artist's Paintpots. 5/12/2013 |
The Lower Falls from a distance from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. 5/25/2013 |
A hairy woodpecker on dead wood near the Artist's Paintpots. 5/12/2013 |
The strange landscape of the Front Basin at Norris. 5/12/2014 |
Pretty, pink-striped Springbeauties blooming along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. 5/25/2013 |
Matt and I could both watch the bubbles at the Artist's Painpots for hours on end. It never ceases to be amazing. I mean, its boiling mud?! 5/12/2013 |
Matt is an all around fab-tab-ulous cook, even when he is cooking out of a cooler. 5/25/2013 |
An eruption of Grotto Geyser. 5/4/2013 |
The highway clings to the cliff in the Golden Gate Canyon near the park entrance. 5/5/2013 |
A golden-mantled ground squirrel digging around near the Artist's Paintpots. 5/12/2013 |
The Lower Falls from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. 5/25/2013 |
Happy birthday to you!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could take the family to Yellowstone. I have always wanted to go. It's so far from here, though. I wonder if we'll ever make it. (I went to see the giant redwoods in Sequoia National Park as a kid, and would love to take my kids to that, too.)
We don't travel much, but life is good at home, so it's not a big deal. :) It's great to see your pix and do some armchair travelling.
I like arm chair traveling, too. And your kids don't seem to be lacking for nature exposure, despite the distance from YNP or Sequoia! :) Thanks for the birthday wishes!
DeleteHappiest of Birthdays to you dear Beth! We are so lucky to have you as part of our family!
ReplyDeleteLove, Momma S.
Well, I couldn't have asked for a better family to marry into! You guys are incredible. Thanks, Sharon!
DeleteHappy Birthday! Yellowstone looks to be a really fantastic place to visit. Matt looks super organised with his cooking ingredients there!
ReplyDeleteHe calls that "Matt's Cooking Show" when he has all the ingredients lined up and ready to go in their own little containers. He does it at home and in the woods. Thanks for the birthday wishes! We had a great day. Yellowstone rocks my world.
DeleteHappy birthday! The pictures are all gorgeous, but the first and the last ones....my goodness! It almost looks unreal, as if something that majestic just could not possibly exist.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited because my husband and I are soon going to be embarking on an epic road trip. We are driving from the Southeast to Portland, OR, then to Glacier National Park. We had plans to go to Glacier years ago but it just so happened to be a particularly bad year for fires and we changed our plans last minute.
Mrs. GV - you really need to check out Beth's pictures from Glacier National Park from last year on this blog; they are spectacular!
DeleteThanks, Mrs. GV, for the birthday wishes and the photo compliments. The National Parks are pretty easy places to take stunning photos...so much beauty in every direction. I hope your road trip is a smash! Glacier was outstanding when we went last year. I wish it was a little bit closer to me though! But, I have Yellowstone just a couple hours away so I shouldn't be so greedy! :)
DeleteAnd thanks to my Anonymous commenter! I'm glad you enjoyed the Glacier photos. That place is unreal in its glorious loveliness. I will link some here for Mrs. GV to check out if she wants.
Scenic Point : http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/gnp-day-1-scenic-point-two-medicine-area.html
Ptarmigan Tunnel: http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/gnp-day-2-ptarmigan-tunnel-trail.html
Grinnell Glacier: http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/gnp-day-3-grinnell-lakeglacier.html
http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-grinnell-glacier-haiku.html
Avalanche Lake: http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/gnp-day-4-avalanche-lake.html
Trail of the Cedars/MacDonald Creek: http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/gnp-day-5-trail-of-cedars-macdonald.html
Hidden Lake: http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/gnp-day-6-hidden-lake-trail.html
Highline Trail: http://bld-in-mt.blogspot.com/2013/10/gnp-day-7-highline-trail.html