Yellowstone

For our summer vacation this year, we decided to pack the tent and venture up to Yellowstone. Max has been reading a lot of volcano books that talk about Yellowstone and he was so excited to go! We stayed 5 days at a KOA in West Yellowstone, Montana that was really nice. Swimming pool and everything.
Yellowstone was a blast. Our days were packed with exploring, and the Frommers Guide that we bought was very helpful. We were able to see a bald eagle in her nest with her babies, dozens of bison, elk, deer, 2 black bears, and hundreds of squirrels, chipmunks, and pot guts. We also enjoyed the interactive trails through Yellowstone showcasing the vast array of landscapes. Max was very intrigued and asked millions of questions about everything we looked at. He loved the paint pots, hot pots, mud pots, and especially the geysers. While we were exploring the geyser basin around Old Faithful, Beehive Geyser happened to go off (it only goes off once a day). It was amazing. It shot off right in front of us, higher than Old Faithful, and for much longer (about 5 minutes). Max tried to run away from the water thinking it would burn him, but didn't make it far before we were all drenched. . .and the water ISN'T hot. :-)
Many miles were walked and hiked and much fun was had. Both boys were fabulous, Sam loved being packed around in the backpacks and Max, our little Jr. Ranger, walked and hiked wherever we went with little complaints. We can't wait to go back and see some of the things that we missed!