[Posted by Sarah] The afternoon and early evening was to be our last in Yellowstone. Although we didn't have to check out of Grant Village until the morning we had decided to try to get in a couple of hours of driving at Joshua's bedtime. That way our next three days of driving would be relatively short.
We had managed to get reservations for a guided fishing trip on Lake Yellowstone for our last evening in the park. But before we could go fishing we had laundry to do and lunch to eat. So we stopped at Lake Lodge for both.
While at the lodge we found a baby bird who had seemingly tried to fly but was unable to (see pics above). Joshua was pressing his face against the window to try to get a look and Christopher inspecting the baby bird.
After food was eaten and laundry dried and folded we got back into the van to head to Grant Village for a brief rest before our fishing trip. Along the way we saw several male elk (see pics above).
When we arrived at marina for our fishing trip we were informed that there were four-foot waves in the lake due to high winds and they recommended we not take Joshua out on the lake. Christopher was crushed that the whole family couldn't go. But our fishing guide, Mike, proposed we take a very short trip to a protected inlet for some cast fishing. He was very clear that it had not provided good fishing of late but it would avoid the rougher waters of the open lake.
Christopher got to use the same type of reel he had used when fishing at Allen Tartt's camphouse pond a few weeks earlier and so he deftly made several casts. After a bit our guide suggested we try some trolling around another bend and we said yes.
The ride was bumpy but the winds had died down some. Christopher got one bite that got away then landed a lake trout (see pics above). After a bit more trolling with no success we went back to the sheltered cove for a few more casts and then headed into the marina. Christopher even got to drive the boat for a long stretch of the ride back into the dock (see pics above).
We ate peanut butter and honey sandwiches at the benches in front of the small marina store and enjoyed the quiet. Barn swallows had about 15-20 different nests under the eaves of the different marina buildings and we had fun watching them swoop in and out of their nests.
We got back to Grant Village around 9pm and quickly packed up the van. We were on the road at 10pm. We drove carefully up through park having to avoid two different bison who were just walking down the paved road. We also spotted a wolf eating alongside the road after both boys were asleep. The original picture was completely dark but we lightened it a bit so that the wolf (or is it coyote??) is somewhat visible.
We made it to Livingston, Montana around 1am. We left everything in the car except the boys and were asleep the moment we laid down....
We had managed to get reservations for a guided fishing trip on Lake Yellowstone for our last evening in the park. But before we could go fishing we had laundry to do and lunch to eat. So we stopped at Lake Lodge for both.
While at the lodge we found a baby bird who had seemingly tried to fly but was unable to (see pics above). Joshua was pressing his face against the window to try to get a look and Christopher inspecting the baby bird.
After food was eaten and laundry dried and folded we got back into the van to head to Grant Village for a brief rest before our fishing trip. Along the way we saw several male elk (see pics above).
When we arrived at marina for our fishing trip we were informed that there were four-foot waves in the lake due to high winds and they recommended we not take Joshua out on the lake. Christopher was crushed that the whole family couldn't go. But our fishing guide, Mike, proposed we take a very short trip to a protected inlet for some cast fishing. He was very clear that it had not provided good fishing of late but it would avoid the rougher waters of the open lake.
Christopher got to use the same type of reel he had used when fishing at Allen Tartt's camphouse pond a few weeks earlier and so he deftly made several casts. After a bit our guide suggested we try some trolling around another bend and we said yes.
The ride was bumpy but the winds had died down some. Christopher got one bite that got away then landed a lake trout (see pics above). After a bit more trolling with no success we went back to the sheltered cove for a few more casts and then headed into the marina. Christopher even got to drive the boat for a long stretch of the ride back into the dock (see pics above).
We ate peanut butter and honey sandwiches at the benches in front of the small marina store and enjoyed the quiet. Barn swallows had about 15-20 different nests under the eaves of the different marina buildings and we had fun watching them swoop in and out of their nests.
We got back to Grant Village around 9pm and quickly packed up the van. We were on the road at 10pm. We drove carefully up through park having to avoid two different bison who were just walking down the paved road. We also spotted a wolf eating alongside the road after both boys were asleep. The original picture was completely dark but we lightened it a bit so that the wolf (or is it coyote??) is somewhat visible.
We made it to Livingston, Montana around 1am. We left everything in the car except the boys and were asleep the moment we laid down....
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