Yellowstone Park, WY

Bison

Elk

Old Faithful

Artist's Point

Bison Herd

Yellowstone Lake

Elk

The last time we went to Yellowstone Park was about 10 yrs. ago.  I was disappointed by all the trees that have been killed by fire or the beetle disease.  It is still a pretty place, but the forest has been devastated in most of the park.  Because we are here early summer, their rivers are very high and overflow into the meadows.  The ground is pretty wet.  We did see a lot of bison, some elk, and a black bear.The weather has been rainy and cool, but we still went to see the sights, Old Faithful, Artist Point, Paint mud holes, etc.  I will include some pictures of what we saw.

Island Park, ID, Redrock RV Park.

Beautiful little birds that perch on birdhouses

Redrock RV Park, Island Park, ID> View from our RV

We traveled North from Pocatello, ID., to Island Park which is about 16 miles from W. Yellowstone.  We stayed in Redrock Rv. Pk. in Island Park for a week.  It was a beautiful area away from the highway and railroad tracks situated in a beautiful valley surrounded by snow covered mtns.  It is so beautiful and peaceful.  Island Park was an area we use to take our children to camp and float down the Henry's Fork river when they were younger.

Pocatello, ID Previous homes

our home on Kenneth Pl.

First Home in Pocatello, ID

6-12-11 Pocatello, ID - Cowboy RV Park

Headed to Pocatello Sat.for a couple of days and stayed at the Cowboy RV Park.  We use to live in Pocatello, Id, for 11 yrs. and decided to see some of our old homes and eat at our favorite places.   Our favorite Italian Bistro is a small restaurant where we love their "Buddy's Salad".  Their dressing is what is outstanding, so I was sure to buy a few pints of dressing.  The town has not grown too much in the 28 yrs since we left.  It is a town where the main employer is the railroad.  Our daughter, Jenni, was born there.

6/11/11 Springville RV Park, Springville, Ut

We left Zion's RV Resort and headed north and stayed one night at East Bay RV Park just outside of Provo, UT.  It was right off I-15.  Th next stop will be Pocatello, ID.

JUNE 8,2011 - ZIONS NAT'L PK

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WILD TURKEY

SQUIRREL POSING FOR HIS PICTURE

TODAY WE WENT TO ZION'S NAT'L PARK FOR THE DAY.  THE PARK AND THE SURROUNDING MULTICOLORED MTNS. THAT HAVE BEEN SCULPTED BY BILLIONS OF YEARS OF THE AFFECTS OF THE WINDS AND WATER SHAPING THEM. WE TOOK A COUPLE OF EASY WALKS AND TOOK A TON OF PICTURES.  THE VIRGIN RIVER FLOWS THROUGHOUT THE CANYON.  THE SANDSTONE ROCK CHANGES COLOR AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.  THE RUST COLOR COMES FROM THE IRON AND IRON OXIDE COMPOSITION OF THE STONE ALONG WITH LAYERS OF SAND AND GRAVEL THAT COMPACTED THE LAYERS INTO THE MULTICOLOR SANDSTONE.  WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF SOME OF THE NATURAL CRITTERS.   A LITTLE SQUIRREL POSED FOR A PICTURE AND WE EVEN GOT A PICTURE OF A GOPHER SNAKE.  IT WAS REALLY WORTH A TRIP TO THE PARK.  IT WAS SUCH AN AWESOME SIGHT!

JUNE 4, 2011 - ZION'S RIVER RESORT

ZION'S RIVER RESORT, VIRGIN, UTAH

WE ARRIVED @ ZION'S RIVER RESORT WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE ZION'S NATIONAL PARK.  WE HAVE A SITE BA CKED UP TO THE VIRGIN RIVER.  IT IS A REALLY NICE PARK WITH TREES AND GRASS SITES AND GRAVEL SITES.  WE ARE STAYING HERE FOR A WEEK TO GET A LITTLE BREAK ON THE PRICE.  IT IS PRICEY PLACE TO STAY, BUT VERY WELL KEPT UP.  THE PARK IS ABOUT 24 MI. FROM ST. GEORGE AND ONLY 13 MILES FROM THE PARK.   .ST. GEORGE IS A NICE TOWN OF ABOUT 150,000.  THIS RESORT IS SO QUIET WITH ONLY THE SOUND OF THE RIVER FLOWING, AND NO TRAINS, OR HIGHWAY NOISE.

JUNE 2, 2011 - JUNE 4, 2011

LEFT KINGMAN, AZ, AND HEADED TO SAM'S TOWN RV RESORT IN LAS VEGAS.  WE STAYED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE WE HEADED TO ZION NATIONAL FOREST IN UTAH.  THIS RESORT WAS GOOD FOR OVERNIGHT STAYS.  WE AREN'T GAMBLERS, SO WE ATE IN THE CASINO AND SAW THE LIGHT SHOW THEY HAD.  THERE WASN'T ANY ENTERTAINMENT THERE AT THE TIME.

MAY 31, 2011 - KINGMAN, AZ

WE HEADED TO KINGMAN, AZ FOR TWO DAYS TO LOOK AT SOME PROPERTY MY PARENTS BOUGHT IN THE 1950'S.  STAYED 2 DAYS @ FORT BEAL RV RESORT, A SMALL RESORT WITH 42 SPACES.  NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT KINGMAN EXCEPT IT IS ABOUT AN HR. FROM LAS VEGAS AND 30 MIN FROM LAUGHLIN, NV.

WINTER IN AZ 2010-2011

KIERSTEN & BRITT @ KIERSTEN'S GRADUATION

KIERSTEN & JAKE PROM

ROB, BRITT, GINO & MIRA, AND BUBBA

GINO & MIRA

KIERSTEN. KALI & JENNI

ROB AND BRITT

WE SPENT THE WINTER AT GOLD CANYON RV RESORT IN GOLD CANYON, AZ.  IT IS LOCATED AT THE BASE OFTHE SUPERSTITION MTNS. OUR SON AND GRANDDAUGHTER LIVE IN GILBERT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 30 MIN. AWAy.  WE HAD A LOT OF FAMILY TIME WITH OUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ALSO.  WE ALSO WENT TO TUCSON'S VOYAGER RV RESORT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BE AT OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.  WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR DR. APPTS. AND DENTAL APPTS.  WE LEFT AZ. AT THE END OF MAY AND STARTED ON OUR TRIP NORTH TO MT., ID., WA, AND OR, AND CA THEN BACK TO AZ NEXT NOV.