We stopped for a picnic lunch at Hell's Half Acre to see the lava rock in Idaho. It's a quick stop right off I-15 between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls. The kids enjoyed walking the trails to see the ancient lava. I thought it was pretty cool too.
We also made a quick side trip into Idaho Falls to see the temple and the falls. The water was very high and so to avoid any accidental falls (so nervous this year) we made the kids stay in the car. We enjoyed seeing all the Canadian geese and their goslings along the banks of the river.
Near Mack's Inn, we took another side trip to see the fish in Big Bear Springs. The fish must not like the rain because we didn't see a single fish while we got drenched on that excursion.
We finally reached our Hotel--The ClubHouse Inn in West Yellowstone just in time to check in and eat a quick dinner at McDonalds. After dinner we decided to take advantage of the last hours of evening light and go in to the park.
Of course we saw many bison as we drove through Madison Valley. There were a bunch of vehicles stopped and we pulled over to see what they were looking at. We were delighted to see a black bear. We all piled out of the car to join the other tourists. We were a safe distance from the bear but we could all see it quite well. I can't even count how many times we had to explain to the kids that even though this bear is brown, it is technically a black bear. Hard concept to grasp, I suppose.
I took some film footage too. I absolutely cannot hold the camera still so it's pretty wobbly.
Seeing a bear was a perfect way to end the first day of our vacation.
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Lots of fun!! The kids look like they're having a great time and WOW, a bear how exciting!
Holy Cow! That's a great look at a Grizzly. I'm so jealous!
Actually, they're called Canada Geese, and obviously these are American Canada Geese. I'm sure they have Canadian Canada Geese but not likely in Idaho Falls this time of year. I guess we could check their passports to be sure.
Looks like you had an amazing time!
You definitely got me on the Geese. They are Canada Geese. But this is actually footage of a black bear even though it's brown. We did see Grizzly bears as well and I took footage of them also that I will post in the next day or two.
What a fun vacation! I love seeing bears so long as they're not on my hike! Great shot!
We're going up to Rigby in a couple weeks. I've never stopped and let the kids climb on the lava rock. I think they'd love that!
We took the kids to Yellowstone a couple of summers ago. It is such a fun vacation though. I forgot about Hell's half acre though. I went there when I was a kid. It is pretty cool! Our kids don't fight as much in our 15 passenger van, which is why I love it so much. ;)
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