I would appreciate a little more of a breakdown. You're a veteran, for chrissakes. Barely even a damn paragraph? It's summer, you selfish prick.
Yellowstone- awesome family trip. Only 1/2 kidding about moving out there to be a park ranger, but for my dang kids and whatnot. Amazing scenery and wildlife. Can't swing a dead cat out there* without hitting bison, bears (black and grizzly!), big horn sheep, foxes, elk, etc. just hanging out. Takes a little bit to remember you're not in a zoo and that all of the animals, thermal features, etc. can kill you and give no touches. There was a guy who died out there out at the Norris basin the day after we were at the same spot. Apparently he stepped off the board walk despite these signs:
being everywhere. (lol at dad just walking away from his wife and kid in the picture btw) The signs are reinforced by the BOILING AND STEAMING WATER PITS that you're looking at that are about 200 degrees. And no offense to Louisville but the topography was just outstanding. Highly recommend a trip out there- I'd love to go back out there and do some actual backwoods camping. You do need to look out for bears though and they were particularly active when we were out there. Every trailhead had these signs posted:
They sell bear spray at every store out there or you can rent it but personally if I'm in a situation where I need to use bear spray, I want the confidence that comes with a brand new can. Really cool seeing everything with my kids too, whole week with basically no TV, no video games, etc. Just driving around, hiking, seeing the wilderness, etc. SNACKDOWN: I ate an egg salad sandwich from a general store and didn't die. Had some elk/bison meatloaf that was delicious.
Grand Tetons- Tetons are French for boobs lol. Amazing scenery and topography, with less wildlife. But really cool doing some mountain trail hikes, riding up to the top of the ski mountain and just taking in the peaks, etc. Saw more elk, deer, a bald eagle, and other stuff but no moose or Harrison Ford who lives out there apparently. Scenery was amazing and I get why people move out there- even the crazy loners. All in all a great trip. SNACKDOWN: had some elk bratwurst at the Jackson Lodge with a crafty right by the hill John Rockefeller used to have lunch on.
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do not swing a dead cat in Yellowstone. It will attract bears and the NPS frowns upon it.