Paws and Friends

Tuesday, July 21 we drove down into Yellowstone National Park 5 miles past Mammoth Hot Springs to hike the Bunsen Peak Trail. At 9:15 we were lucky to get one of the last parking spots at the trail head! Note to self:  GO EARLY, EARLY into the park! That note was even more important as we drove back after the hike, at 1:30! Mammoth Hot Springs was a MESS.  But I jump ahead!  Flowers were in abundance!  You can see from the graphic at the top of this post that indeed, the going up was just that--going up for most of the way! The total elevation gain for us, as we stopped just short of the final stretch to the actual peak, was 1,273 feet.  It was a beautiful hike! Great views! Lindy only hugged the hill side a few times...maybe a little more than just a few.  And she completed the hike without mishap!!!!  Even on the rocky part!  As the morning progressed, we met more hikers on the trail:  those coming up behind us and meeting those coming down...

All four of us are enjoying our time along the Yellowstone River in Montana. Here is Rupert attacking a box: He LOVES chewing up boxes! Thanks, Amazon! Did you notice how much Maddie helped....? ! NOT! We made an animation, but not able to upload it...so just think of each shot as the next "action"! We laughed when he disappeared under the box! The 4th of July: The river with busy with raft/fishing boat traffic! Maddie-- "This is MY ball--but I don't know what to do with it!" Rupert:  " I DO! And I still can!" Then here we are: "the friends"...enjoying our 10th 4th of July,  SWIRVIN down the road (well, NOT on the road yet, just enjoying this spot!).  We are staying safe and healthy! May the same be for you, the reader. Roving Riders...enjoying life and living!