Lori and I were joined by Fran and Ginger for a trip through Grand Teton , Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and Arches National Parks, We camped for 6 nights at Yellowstone and 4 nights at Grand Canyon. It was a great trip, with sometimes-dramatic skies and a bit of precipitation. It was colder than normal at Yellowstone, but we were well prepared.



These pictures are from Yellowstone, where we saw quite a bit of wildlife, especially for June. We saw 5 grizzly bears, 2 black bears, 1 wolf, and many pronghorn, elk, buffalo, osprey great blue herons, etc. We also witnessed numerous geyser eruptions, including Lone Star, Old Faithful, Grand, Castle, Lion, Little Cub, Sawmill, Spasmodic, Daisy, Grotto, Beehive, and others.



We had a few adventures in the wheelchair, which I think everyone enjoyed.



One of our greatest adventures was the "hike" to Fairy Falls. We parked at the southern trailhead and had to move a log in the parking lot to get the wheelchair onto the path. It was not exactly wheelchair-friendly access. The path was wonderful as it went behind Grand Prismatic Spring. When we turned onto the trail leading to Fairy Falls, the trail became more challenging for the wheelchair. We made barely made it up a rough section and then had to cross a shallow stream (an inch or so of water). I was stopped a few hundred hard short of Fairy Falls by a large rock in the middle of the trail. The others continued to the falls while I waited. It was a great and adventurous 4.5 mile trip!