Friends Visit Us and Yellowstone Area

One of the best things about this lifestyle is the wonderful friends we have met since we went on the road. We enjoy seeing all the beauty this country has, but it does not compare with time spent visiting with friends and relatives along the way. When we get to share the beauty around us with others, it multiplies the enjoyment exponentially. This week we have the pleasure of having two couples visiting us. The following are from a day we spent with Dave and Diane showing them a few of the wonders outside of Yellowstone.

The green and blue colors of Wade Lake are awesome.

A bee on a musk thistle flower, considered a noxious weed, but beautiful anyway.

A Steller's Jay.

This butterfly finds one of the few blooms left in the late summer.

Larry enjoying his new camera again, taking close up shots of bugs.

A pretty yellow bird flies from branch to branch eating insects.

After going to Wade and Cliff Lakes, we shared another wonder with our friends, Big Spring in Island Park, Idaho. The water is so clear, you can easily see to the bottom.

The fish thrive here in the 52 degree water.

The water from Big Spring feeds the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. The cabin seen here was built by John Sack. He was a German man who built it and all furnishings by hand. The small building by the water is his generator for electricity.

The ducks like it here too.

As we were visiting at the spring, this female moose came out of the woods very close to us.

She crossed the road and headed for the water at the big spring. It was interesting to watch her put her head in the water, past her eyes, in search of food.

Miner's Lettuce grows well here, a favorite of moose.

Except for the head, moose look very much like horses.

This moose must not mind the very cool water.