The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[N F C]

Debby, next time you come to Yellowstone we’ll set up Motel 5.5 for you and headquarter our of our place. Then we can do Yellowstone, run down into the Tetons, circle around to home via the A&W in Greybull (still has carhops) and we can take you up into the Pryors for some fossil hunting, go up into the Big Horns for a picnic by the river, hunt for wild horses and Big Horn Sheep on the Wild Horse Range and explore Cody more. You can give the girls and Evan big hugs. Then on Tuesday.....

Don't be surprised if I take you up on your generous offer some time B!

Ok, got my photos loaded...I'll try to keep it somewhat brief

 

[N F C]

First stop, Buffalo Bill Dam

The Shoshone river and state park were very pretty.

The Yellowstone Lake was gorgeous! The largest fresh water lake at high altitude

On to some of the springs, geysers and pools...

Bison

To be continued...

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good morning everyone

Wonderful, wonderful trip...wish I was starting it all over again I have a ton of photos but loading them will take me a while. Ahhhh, Yellowstone...one of my favorite places on earth. It was busier than I thought it would be for this time of year but we managed to see what we most wanted.

Sure brought back a lot of good memories of trips there with my family when I was a kid. Spent a lot of time thinking about my dad (and missing him doing the driving instead of me). DS enjoyed himself immensely and is already talking about the next time he goes

Cody was great, loved that town! It's about the same size population-wise as Rawlins (the closest "big" town to us) but the differences were notable. Cody was clean, the downtown was full of businesses, the people were friendly...just a very nice place overall. It's only about 50 miles from the East Entrance to the Park and a very pretty drive past the Buffalo Bill Cody reservoir & park and the Shoshoni river & park, beautiful country-side. @Blooie wish I would have seen your Cody info before we left but we did have dinner one night at a wonderful German restaurant (mmm, schnitzel!).

The mountain driving was a bit scary for me but I managed, although my fingerprints are now permanently grooved into the steering wheel). There's just something not right about 8,000-10,000 feet mountain roads, some don't have guard rails, where you're way above the tree tops.

The animals we saw...grizzly bear (from a long distance ), moose, coyote & her young, bison and white tail deer. Fun!

Ok, rambled enough for now...carry on & have a good morning everyone!

Glad you had fun!

First stop, Buffalo Bill Dam
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The Shoshone river and state park were very pretty.

The Yellowstone Lake was gorgeous! The largest fresh water lake at high altitude
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On to some of the springs, geysers and pools...
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Bison
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To be continued...

Beautiful!

 

[bruceha2000]

I made frequent use of the pull outs

And THE VIEW from the pullouts!

Then on Tuesday.....

Of course you do mean that invitation to be in about a year, right?

 

[N F C]

Old Faithful, of course

Old Faithful Inn (the largest log structure in the world)

DS has the animal photos on his camera, hope we can figure out how to get them on my computer. But I did get some mountain sheep!

 

[bruceha2000]

Thanks for the pictures Debby but where is the family group shot?

And did DH manage to enjoy the trip and not worry about things back at the course?

 

[N F C]

Thanks for the pictures Debby but where is the family group shot?

And did DH manage to enjoy the trip and not worry about things back at the course?

DS & I got there Monday and stayed until Sunday. DH couldn't get there until Thursday and left on Saturday He was having golf course issues and his left shoulder is all messed up so he was not a happy camper. I wish he could have enjoyed himself as much as DS and I did but he couldn't shut off the course problems and couldn't sleep so he was miserable (and not a real joy to have around, but don't tell him I said so). He did see the park for one day and we went to the Bill Cody Museum and saw the old town Cody. That was enough for him.

So no family group shots but I got some nice ones of DS

 

[Blooie]

It’s so funny to see those pictures and realize that someone is sharing photos of what we consider home! Oh, I know we don’t live right there, but darn sure close enough! Cody is at least a weekly drive - often more - for us! Katie did a painting of Yellowstone Falls at Artist Point when she was only 4 years old....from memory in the dead of winter without even a photo to go by, it made such an impression on her. It’s still her favorite spot in the whole Park. The Museum is ginormous and until a few years ago we could park right at the Visitor’s Center and walk out onto Buffalo Bill Dam, looking down into that abyss. I’ll have to see if I can find a photo of Tammy and Evan up there. I’m so glad you enjoyed Cody....we think it’s the best town in Wyoming and when the time comes that we can’t take care of this old place, we already know where we’re downsizing to! Just wish Frankenfoot had felt better.

Goodness, Bruce!! If I let ‘em come yet this year I’ll miss ‘em again for sure! The Aspens and Mountain Oak are just coming into color - should be peaking in another week or so, so that’s a good time to come out next Fall.

Yellowstone Falls.

Katie’s watercolor.

 

[JaeG]

Wow those are fantastic photos @N F C (thanks for sharing and we'll 'put up' with seeing as many as you've got). Glad you had such a wonderful time.

I've seen quite a few documentaries about Yellowstone and it sure is an incredible place.

@Blooie Katie's painting is amazing.

I've just been reading how one of our native birds, the Kea, have been fashioning themselves sticks to poke into and set off the traps put out to catch stoats. They are doing it for the fun of it and seem to get a thrill out of the noise the traps make when set off. They are highly intelligent, cheeky, curious and naughty (destructive) parrots with no fear of humans. So much for being predator free by whatever date the government decided on and good luck to them figuring out a trap that a Kea can't set off! They are very smart cookies.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Here is my wildlife shot for the day...

And did i show you this one?