Horseback Riding in Big Sky

Dave took the afternoon off and surprised his mom with a trip up to Big Sky to go horseback riding.

Merry had a great time and she even found a new lawn decoration. She just has to find a way to get it back to Michigan and sneak it past Ken.

Lewis and Clark Caverns

Merry's latest trip overlapped with Mom and Donna's trip by two days so we decided that we would all take a trip up to the caverns. I had forgotten how neat the formations were and the cooler temperatures were definitely a bonus.



Cassidy had a blast and all she could talk about afterwards were "the bats that live in the dark in the cave" and having both of "the Grandmas" with her at the same time.

Mom's 2nd trip to Ousel Falls

Mom, Donna, Cassidy and I hiked back to Ousel Falls. This is Mom's 2nd trip back there but the first time she made it back the falls were completely frozen over and you couldn't even see them. Cassidy hiked almost the entire way. What a little trooper!

Glacier Park 2008

We dropped Dad and Pete off at the airport and the girls took off for Glacier Park. It was a great trip. We saw mountain goats and bighorn sheep but I think that the ground squirrels were Donna's Favorite.

On the second day we hiked back to Avalanche lake and it just about killed us. I convinced Mom and Donna that the hike would be pretty easy but I think I forgot how hard it really was. Luckily they forgave me (sort of) after they saw the view at the end of the hike.

Donna and Pete's first visit!

Mom, Dad, Donna and Pete all came out to visit. Yeah! We took a 2 day trip through Yellowstone Park and tried to hit all of the highlights. We spent the night over in Silver Gate Montana in our favorite cabins and went up through the Beartooth Pass on our way back.

We didn't get to see a lot of animals on this trip because they are higher up in the mountains this time of year but it was a great time to see the geysers, Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.