Well, we started the day in Houston at just aunder 60 degrees, (at 4 AM no less!) and definitely no SNOW! Made our flights with no problems, other than some very chatty and almost obnoxious teenage girls. We made it to Las Vegas ($5 doesn't go far in a nickel slot machine) and Ryan and I were treated to the sight of a hot air balloon rising over the mountains in the distance as our plane taxied to take off...what a sight! Chuck and Rachel were sitting on the opposite side of the plane (my idea of "divide and conquer" as far as traveling with 7 year olds.... :) ) so they only got to see other planes landing and taking off.
Arrived in Salt Lake City with no problems, got our luggage, and then secured the rental SUV. Our trusty Garmina is along for the ride so we plugged in the address to our hotel in West Yellowstone, MT and off we went.....5 hours and 24 minutes, fifteen different states license plates sightings (yes, we saw a TEXAS plate all the way up here!) later, we pulled into the Chamber of Commerce in West Yellowstone to purchase the Annual Pass for the National Parks, only to discover that the ranger left between 4 and 4:30! We'll try again tomorrow morning prior to our adventure.
We toured West Yellowstone and managed to stimulate the local economy with purchase of supplies and dinner...pizza! Wild West Pizzeria has some really good pizza - we tried the "Sitting Bull" pizza and were not disappointed!
We ended the day just above freezing with snow flakes blowing around us. We swam in the heated pool at the hotel and relaxed in the whirlpool.....nice way to sit and look at the snowflakes swirling in the lights!
We took a few shots of the local scenery and have uploaded them to our gallery......click here to take a peek!
Tomorrow we are off to get our Annual Pass then hop aboard snowmobiles for an all day adventure through Yellowstone National Park! After the snow that we saw today, we are all very excited about zooming across the snow and seeing the wildlife, flora and fauna that this beautiful area has to offer.
Stay tuned.....
The Featherstons
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