Inspiration Point...

Hello everybody!  Today, we woke up in a campsite...no rangers knocked on the van, we weren't scared because we were sleeping in some random place, and we were able to take our time waking up, and getting ready for the day...It was VERY nice.

Last night, we ate dinner, and then made our way down to the lake...the ice-cold lake...Adam was definitely more brave than me, but I did jump in...after a while.  : )  We headed back to camp, got dressed, started the fire, and stayed up late talking about the trip over hot cocoa...it was relaxing, and something that we definitely needed after two nights in a hotel parking lot..  :p  After waking up, we headed to Jenny Lake to do a hike Debbie told us about.

We hiked all around the outside edge of the lake, and up, up,up to Hidden Falls, and then to Inspiration Point...honestly, the point was better...It took my breath away...Once there, I quickly found my way to a desolate rock, where I could dangle my feet over the point.  I saw everything.  The mountains, the people, boats, animals, waterfalls...it brought tears to my eyes.  Sometimes in life, we are so caught up in ourselves, or the things and people that surround us, that we forget what the view is like from the top of a mountain...We are so small in the scheme of things, and for me, the hike was a bit of a reminder.  You know, it gets rough out here with people you don't know, not knowing if you'll find a place to sleep, the van stalling all the time...it's easy to think "poor us...", when really, we are SO blessed...everyday is an adventure, and there is so much in this world...The roadtrip is just a small adventure when compared to our entire lives, and this morning I was reminded of that.. : )

Snow in July?

We came back down from the mountain, and made our way to Yellowstone!!! The drive was beautiful, winding around the edges of massive cliffs, like you see in the old cartoons : )  Big waterfalls, streams, rivers, and of course all of the geysers.  We stopped briefly at one of the geysers, as we were in a hurry to try and find a campsite in the park.  However, we had no such luck...we had gotten off to a late start and all the campsites were full.  So, we drove into Montana, to the National Forest Lands, and  found an extremely cheap campsite.  We had some buttered noodles for dinner, and we are planning to hit-the-hay quite early, so we can book it into Yellowstone, get a campsite, and explore all day long!  It is HUGE!  And we want to try to see it all! : )

Goodnight!!!

-Sierra

There was no cell service....we like didn't even know how to use it...