Lauren and I arrived Sunday at Yellowstone National Park. We’re vacationing with three other couples; it’s something we’ve talked about doing for years, and we are finally getting the chance.
We flew from Tampa into Bozeman, Montana, and drove from Bozeman to the north entrance of Yellowstone. The drive was incredible. There was so much to see and the landscape is so different from ours – it is green and so wide open. The ranches are huge and it was amazing to see cattle grazing for miles at a time.
The park itself is spectacular. There is a little bit of everything – mountains, water, wildlife, and a great deal of natural beauty. We took the scenic route to our cabin in Canyon Lodge, Wyoming. It was 72 degrees at the entrance, and by the time we got to the cabin we had experienced 40 degree temperatures in the mountains. (We actually drove through some standing snow!) We saw plenty of wildlife in the park – bears, elk, deer and some incredible scenery. This morning we’re going to a waterfall that is supposed to be larger than Niagara Falls. In the afternoon we’ll be horseback riding and looking for more wildlife to photograph.
What has really struck me in the few hours we’ve been here is just how awesome God has to be to create this. It is so large, so diverse and so breathtaking it’s hard to even imagine how the Lord did it. You realize there’s no way man could possibly duplicate what you’re seeing. We didn’t bring our kids with us this time, but we’ve already decided we want to come back with them. It will give them a chance to see the handiwork of the God we’ve tried to tell them about.
Here is a picture of the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
