That is an Elk, not a moose. I am learning the difference. Antlers help.
This scared Marci.
Sammy fishing.
Oh give me a home, where the buffalo....sleep.
The fishing master at work.
This guy was swimming right for us, and he can swim fast.
My girl loves to fish.
The fam at the falls.
Geyser seeing.
Old Faithful! We sat around for about a half hour and then it launched. Kent and Alice and Grandma Beth both watched us on the Old Faithful cam online.We spent the day exploring the massive Yellowstone National Park. You could spend a lot more time seeing the sights, but we did a pretty darn good job cramming the sightseeing into one day. Old Faithful was faithful and went off, although some of the other geysers were more impressive. We never did see a bear, but a lot of other animals. We spent some time fishing and almost had a monster of the deep. All in all, it was a fun day, but I got tired of tourists really quick. I guess growing up in a tourist town may have given me my fill.
We got everyone fed, showered, teeth brushed and pajama'd and were just about to put everyone down for the night. It was dark out and all we had left to do was sleep, wake up, break camp and hit the road. I happened to mention that I wasn't tired and maybe we should try to take a few miles off the trip tonight. Marci and the kids cheered. I think we are all ready to be home. The kids both went to the bottom of their sleeping bags and prayed so that we could leave tonight. Sooooooo....we packed up camp and headed out. We told Ella that we would drive until I got tired which would probably be around the time we get to I-90. She said over and over that she wanted us to leave so we could get to "High-Ninety".
I drove until I felt the effects of no sleep and we rented a room in Deer Lodge, Montana. Now, refreshed and with only about 300 miles left to home, we are ready to hit the road. Jody, I would guess that we will be home around 4pm. Tell the pets. Brent
PS -I told the kids that I would pay them a quarter for each wild animal (not counting birds and squirrels). I owe them some quarters after that herd of buffalo.
PSS - You are probably glad to stop getting these emails, but I will send one more when we get home to close it out!
5 comments:
High 90! Love it and love the FROG. Will be sad to not have daily Purvis family updates. What a fantastic family road trip! Thanks for sharing it.
xoxo
Susi
Awww... we'll be glad to have you home! Missed you guys. What a fun family trip and I'm -SO- relieved to see that Marci can find a Mocha even at Yellostone! ;) LOL
I'm with Susi, I'll miss the FROG everyday. It's been fun!
See you when you get home :)
The above goes for us too. We have looked forward to your blogs and have been delighted with each one. I hate for them to come to an end. I wish you would consider posting a weekly/bi-weekly/or even a monthly FROG. Hummmm????
love you guys,
Aunt Alice
****clapping and chanting****
WE WANT MORE FROG! WE WANT MORE FROG!
Yes, it seems to be true. We would all love the FROG to continue. It makes you seem so much closer somehow, when we can read about your daily events.
Hope you made it home safe and sound!
Barb
Just have to chime with dittos...we have really looked forward to the Frog....Please consider continuing, maybe monthly or whatever, but we're more a part of your family this way and will miss you greatly if you jus stop...
grmpa ed
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