Moosecapades!

A few years ago we were looking for an idea for a little mini-vacation, somewhere we could go to see the fall colors and have a couple of days to break up the monotony of the first semester of school. After doing some research online, I made the exciting discovery that, with a little effort, there were some great deals to be found on hotel rooms in Jackson Hole during October, being that it's the off-season for the ski-resort town. Only a two and a half hour drive from our house, and offering some of the most unbelievable landscape and wildlife viewing around, it's quickly become a much anticipated family tradition.
This year we decided to take a bit of a detour and venture through Yellowstone National Park. It was absolutely well worth the additional driving time. We also had the added excitement of being able to make the trip equipped with the camera Chris got at the beginning of this year. So all of the photos you will see in the slideshow and posted elsewhere on the blog were taken by either Chris, myself, or using the tripod.
Unfortunately, the trip wasn't without incident. Nicolas is still having episodes of vomiting, etc., going on a week and a half of fighting off the flu virus. Thankfully he has become familiar with the idea of "getting it in the bag", as we have shown him how to throw-up into a Ziploc bag while driving in the car. And a tired and stressed out daddy doesn't particularly mix well with rowdy, whiny kids, so the first night of our trip involved a bit of drama.
All in all, though, the photographs and memories we came home with made it worth the effort, and I'm sure the tradition will continue for as long as we're able to make it work.