Family's Visit to Jackson Hole!

Hello all!

I'm back at last with a proper entry! I've been OFF for the past 3 days but slept the entire day on the 1st, Idaho Falls on the 2nd and went tubing this morning so I'm really exhausted right now. Entries for those days to come soon.

So, my parents and sister came to visit me from the 20th to 25th of July. I'm gonna combine all the days together because you've probably seen all the pictures and heard stories of the places before. Believe me, they're all the same. Hahahaha.

So, it was to Grand Teton National Park on the 21st.

Took the boat across Jenny Lake again. Hiked up the mountain to the top.

Purple flower on our way home.

It was back home for me to sleep for a couple of hours and we were up for dinner at Bon Appe Thai.

I liked the Mango dessert. It tasted like Bo Bo Cha Cha. Hahaha.

Alright, so on the 22nd. It was up to Spring Creek Western Riding for horseriding. They gave me Niner again. Hahaha.

Exact same route and tour guide. LOL! So not too many pictures lest you guys get bored from seeing all the mountains again. Hahaha.

Oh, I didn't post this picture on Facebook so only my blog readers would know. I got bitten by a spider at GTNP the previous day. It sank both of its fangs into my left hand so it swelled up. LOL!

View of Jackson again. Snake River again.

But, we did see a deer in the bushes! What a treat. Oh, and smart me forgot to bring Caden's zoom lens on the trip. -.-'

And 2 more on the way back. Again, no zoom lens. Dumb.

We purchased the professional shots that were taken for us. Along with the photo from the ride with Sarah two weeks before.

Lunch at the Alpenhof that served a rather tasty cheese fondue. Would have been better if they hadn't added the white wine in.

I think my Mum cooked a home cooked dinner for us that night but stupid me got a headache and couldn't eat much. Damn.

23rd July! 21st Birthday! =D What better way to celebrate it then a whitewater rafting trip? And the water wasn't so deep and fierce today so the guide allowed us to jump into the Snake River at two different parts to swim. Yay! Freezing cold but duper fun.

Then it was back to Jackson Hole that night to ride the Gondola up to the top. I'm starting to get sick of seeing mountains and endless valleys. Seriously. LOL.

Macro Macro I Love You.

Birthday dinner was at the Mangy Moose. Wanted to dine at one of the restaurants at the Four Seasons but too many procedures to go through to get the discounts and reservations so forget it.

On their last day in Jackson Hole, we of course went to Yellowstone. Damn sleepy that morning. If you look on my sister's Facebook, I think she tag me to a picture of me using the Kettle Chips as a pillow.

The weather that morning was cold.

Bison again on the way to Canyon Village.

I now remember what this place is called. LeHardy Rapids. =) And can you spot the pelican in the 2nd picture?

Another herd of bison that were just beside the road about 2 metres away from the car. No kidding here. If they were to charge, my car would have become a piece of scrap metal. Hahaha.

Rmb I mentioned that I didn't want to walk on the way down to see the Grand Canyon cos I dreaded the climb back up? Well, I walked down anyways. -.-'

A lone deer feasting somewhere beside a road as well.

West Thumb Geyser Basin again.

Old Faithful Geyser for the third time.

And finally, I can see scenery and not be the driver! Yay Mama!

Good Night.

Whew. Well, it's not much but at least I got an entry up right? Hehehe. I'll put more effort to blog the Vegas entry because that really is one of the craziest places on Earth.

Bye!

Update Soon

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Miss me yet? =) I'll update soon.

Promise.

Sleep first. Tonnes of things to do.

Boo.

City of Ultimate Sin

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Yes, I'm home from the city of ultimate sin. God. Haha. But I loved it. Quality time with my family who are an even ulu-er town right now.

Updates to come soon. Lemme sleep first. Very important.

Bye!

Yan Wan is now 21!

Hello all!

Yan Wan is now 21!

Thank you for the well wishes everyone!

I'll be OFF to Las Vegas for the next few days.

Full entry then. If I have time. >.< I don't even have time to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Bye!

Yellowstone National Park with Sarah!

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Alright, final adventure to Yellowstone National Park. A long 1.5 hours drive from the town of Jackson though. Pretty scenery along the way.


Our first stopover. I've completely forgotten the name of this large lake.


The road was actually quite busy with loads of cars and RVs.

And they had roadworks somewhere near the entrance of the park as well. Summer is the busiest period in Yellowstone but the construction workers have to do their road works during this period too because the other months are just too cold. The pickup truck had a sign that read "Pilot Car. Follow Me". So cute.

Welcome!

Look at the height of the snow during the Winter. Hahahaha.

The newspaper and pamphlets had a very interesting section on avoiding bears. I can't rmb any of it right now but couldn't stop laughing.

Mini Waterfall.

I'd been to the river in the Winter before. Look at the difference. How did so much snow melt away?

Tanned Girl (Summer) VS Wanton Girl (Winter)

I tread the path you walked before. LOL.

We saw a whole row of cars parking on the side and being kpo again, we stopped over and voila! Bison! They were crossing the road without a care in the world. Hahaha. Animal Planet was showing a documentary called "Yellowstone: Battle for Life" the other night and I picked up a few points regarding bison. Do you know why they like to roll around in the dirt? Because the more dirt and dust they conjure, the more attractive they look to a mate!

Rapids whose name escapes me again. Haha.

We like to take pictures of the other person taking pictures of other people.

Some sulphur hot spring. Stinky stinky.

After almost 2 extra hours of driving, we finally reach Canyon Village.

Pretty ain't it? There was a rainbow too. And we were just on the edge of the waterfall.

The Grand Canyon. Yellowstone style.

The walk down was easy but the walk up? Noooo. I so feel like asking my family to walk down while I just wait up on top for them. LOL!

I think this was the Upper Falls.

Next stop: West Thumb Geyser Basin. It was originally our first stop but I think we missed the exit somehow somewhere. By the way, pretty place. The geysers all had different colours in them.

Last stop of the day. Old Faithful Geyser.

Boom Boom Boom! The geyser actually does not make the loud hissing noises as the ones you see in the movies.

We were kinda sitting in the wrong direction. The wind blew the water towards us. Hahaha.

Again, we spotted a group of cars on our way home. And another animal! I think it's an elk but it could be a deer too. Did you know male elk shed their antlers every Spring to grow new ones?

My motive for stopping over was just to take a picture of the pretty mountains. But surprise surprise!

We saw deer! Not normal deer but running deer. Something had to be chasing them for them to be fleeing at such speed.

Tadah! A bear! OMG! I was so ecstatic then. I waited so long to finally see one. Do you know I have colleagues who've worked here for more than 2 years and never seen a wild bear?

Sarah calls it "Fat Thing". LOL!

Beautiful sunset to end of the day.

=)