Suzy's Family Visits

We had a great time when my family came up last month to visit. Mom & Dad came up 4th of July weekend and stayed in their camp trailer in the back yard. A few days later we drove down to Yellowstone National Park and met up with Wayne and Vicki’s families. We stayed a night at some cabins in West Yellowstone near Hebgen Lake and then saw most of the park the next day. There was a lot to see and we had a great time. When we headed back to Columbus, Wayne and Vicki’s families stayed in the Riverside Cabins just a couple blocks from our us. We all continued our fun by going to the museum, getting together at night for dinners, shopping, hanging out in the back yard, hiking at Woodbine, seeing the Beartooth Nature Center in Red Lodge, and last but not least river rafting on the Stillwater and Yellowstone Rivers. We had a blast!!! Even Vicki and Melissa ran a 5K in Columbus with me and Connor and we all got free t-shirts and prizes.

Connor, Alex, Andre and Grandma Evans in front of Liberty Cap.


Kids and Grandpa Evans at the upper terrace of Mammoth Hot Springs.


A young bear we saw not far off the road.


Kids in front of the lake.

Hot Springs.

Beautiful travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs.

Cameron and Andre being silly.

Me and my sister Vicki.

Goofy boys Connor, Denver, Jard and Rylan.

Wayne's family.

A cow elk we saw from the road.

I loved the beautiful blue in this hot spring.

Dad didn't make it on the long walks.

Connor, Rylan and Denver in front of a mud pot.

These mud pots were cool.

Alex in front of the geyser.

Geyser spurting in the wind.

Waiting for Old Faithful. We got there just in time.

Old Faithful.

Tatanka.

The guys (and Alex) on the first rafting trip.

Cameron had a blast in the kayak.

Paddling to shore at Itch-kep-pe Park.

My brother Wayne in front of the Yellowstone Bridge.

Vicki: "Me have fun. Me go again!"

Taking out at Fireman's point. (there's even a fireman at this point)

Cameron and Andre after their adventure in the inflatable kayaks.

The Conger family.

Andre, cold but happy.

The adult trip: Milo, Wayne, Melissa, Suzy, Vicki and Shane.

The soggy shorts face.