Northwest Trek & Flaming Geyser

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The day before Mother's Day we went to Northwest Trek with Lynn, Angie, and their kids, and Dan, Ashley, and their kids. It was a fun outing and everyone seemed to have a good time. We saw eagles, owls, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverine, bison, big horn sheep, mountain goats, porcupine, and many more!
Coyote 

Mountain Lion 

An impromptu game of "Ring around the Rosie". 

Otter

Badger

Elijah loves to spend time with his cousins! He really has a great time whenever they are around. I love that he  has cousins so close by.

Yesterday we did our first hike-like outing of the year. We went to Flaming Geyser State Park, which sounds like it would be impressive but is not so. It was fun to be out of the house and seeing Eli navigate the trails was really fun. We are really looking forward to summer so we can do some more hiking and camping.

Getting ready to start hiking

Hiking with daddy

The Flaming Geyser

Navigating the roots

Meandering, moseying, exploring & hiking all by himself!

Comments

  1. Mason ManorMay 19, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    We had so much fun with everyone at NW trek. Happy memories :)

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  2. RebeccaMay 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM

    Lucky Dude! Looks like lots of fun. I'm glad he has cousins close by too!

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  3. AngieMay 21, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    Josh took some awesome pictures of the animals! It was a good time at NW trek--so glad we could all go.

    Really, that's the flaming geyser?? I'll have to ask you about it sometime. :)

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