YELLOWSTONE 4th OF JULY

Today is the 4^th of July and we were lucky enough to have the day off.  At noon we start with a steak and chicken BBQ provided by DNC.  All the normal side fares, potato salad, bake beans and of course ice cream.  The ice cream up here is some of the best we have ever eaten.  There is a local company here that has been making ice cream since 1917; much like Blue Bell, it’s excellent, especially moose tracks.

During the afternoon, we drove to Hayden Valley and the Upper and Lower Falls.  We saw our first bull elk and got some great shots.  The sun was in our favor when we took pictures of the Lower Falls, the sun brought out all the right colors.  We also went on a short hike in the area but it was very crowed with tourist.

At 6:30 pm the parade starts, it winds all through the entire Lake area.  The route starts at the clinic, then the employee RV park, down to the Lake Lodge and all there cabins, on to the Lake General Store and then past the historic Lake Hotel (the yellow one) and the back to the clinic.  Then the clinic hosts another cookout of hotdogs and more ice cream for the evening.  What a full day of eating.

Lunch Guest

Lunch crowd, see Dave in the back

4th of July Tee Shirts at Lake

Lower Falls, running hard

Canyon Trail Ride through trees and across canyon

First Bull Elk sighting

Lake 4th of July Parade (maintenance dept.)

Lake General Float (our store)

 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYONE.