West Yellowstone

In early June Russ and I and had the pleasure of driving to West Yellowstone to officiate/attend the wedding of a lovely young couple in our church.

On the drive to the rehearsal dinner, we stopped at the Upper and Lower Mesa Falls.

This was our only bear sighting of the trip...just outside our cabin door 🙄

These were waiting for us in our room--cute idea.  The groom's last name is Poortinga.

The day of the wedding Russ and I rose early and made a quick trip into the park.  We were able to drive the lower loop--my favorite.  We saw the Upper and Lower Falls, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and Yellowstone Lake. 

 Snow was still abundant at the higher elevations.  Russ was quite resourceful and used the snow to clean off a dirty windshield.😂

The wedding and reception were held at the historic (and beautiful!) Union Pacific Dining Lodge in West Yellowstone. 

On our way home we went back through Yellowstone and caught an Old Faithful eruption and walked through the West Thumb Geyser Basin.  We then continued to drive south into Grand Teton National Park for some beautiful scenery, and then headed west toward home!

I find these geyser/volcano-y type things on the shore of Yellowstone Lake kind of eerie.