Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Westward Vacation - Day 4

Once my parents were finally able to drag me out of bed so that I could get ready, we headed to the lobby. The lobby was where the continental breakfast was held, and it was full of tables, people and food.

The only problem with the lobby was all of the animals. There were elk, deer, bears, geese, wolves, goats and even a buffalo head. All of the animals were dead (obviously). So I ate my breakfast surrounded by animals, starring at me. There was one goat in particular whose eyes made it look like he was in pain and about to cry. Let's just say, I lost my appetite.

Soon after, my parents and I left to go to Yellowstone. Most people spend a week in Yellowstone, but we spent 6 hours. It was still a lot of time though.

We went to go see Old Faithful. I wasn't extremely impressed. I dunno, I think everyone made me believe it was going to be the best thing I've ever seen, but it wasn't. Truth be told, it was very cool. The idea that something controlled by the Earth has a schedule is an odd idea. I did see two pairs of twins. That were dogs. That was very cool!

Also, Yellowstone proved to be a good place to get some of my remaining states on my hunt for all 50. I have six left and I'm determined to get at least one more, if not six.

While my family and I were driving down one of the roads, there was a sign (not unlike many of the others) saying that there was road construction ahead. So when the traffic ahead of us came to a complete halt, we weren't suprised. We were suprised when we figured out that it wasn't construction, it was a buffalo walking on the road. Buffalo are big. And when I say big, I mean HUGE!! And they also have eyes that look dead and sad. It was very odd, and creepy...

One thing that did impress me was Yellowstone Lake. It was possibly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. When I first saw the lake, I thought that something was wrong with it. But actually, it was just ridiculously clear. I got to stand by the water and skip stones into it,

I have offically decided that I am, in fact, a water person and not a mountian person. Though, when looking across a crystal clear lake and seeing the mountians in the background, one has to admit that they are pretty spectacular. I am really looking forward to going to the ocean later this week!
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