West Yellowstone

Since the weather was not going to be the best this holiday weekend we thought a drive would be good because you are in the car most of the time. Just before the entrance there is a mountain which fresh water always flows from called Howard Springs. We stopped and got a drink (it has always been a tradition to stop as a family since I was a young girl). We browsed through some stores; the kids had to find that special souvenir. We then grabbed some lunch through a drive thru. Shad managed to grab the drinks and straws then drove off with out the food so we had to go back in the restaurant to grab the food. We entered the park and within just a few miles we came upon a huge herd of elk. The kids were just walking around in awe because they were able to get out of the car and see them up close eating and walking around. We headed up to see Mammoth Springs (a direction I've never been to)The scenery was beautiful! I did manage to take a few dead tree pictures for ya Jen. I think that your tree is still the best though. I never really started noticing dead trees until after you started talking about them. We stopped to see the petrified tree, and there were three moose. There was a bull, a mom(don't know what the females are called)and a baby. It was an awesome site and beautiful to watch. We saw a gorgeous waterfall; took in some great scenery; and had a great time as a family!