Ian’s Trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park

Ian’s Trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park

  During my summer break my parents and I went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park. At Yellowstone I saw lots of animals such as bison, black bears, elk and mule deer. Once a bison crossed the road right in front of our car. Bison can weigh as many pounds as a small car! I also got to see a bear and her 2 cubs climbing a tree.  I was about 25 feet away from them, which was close.

  Later I saw Old Faithful. Old Faithful is one of the many geysers. It is a hydro thermal feature. Old Faithful spews water up into the air every 60 -90 minutes. Old Faithful’s highest spew was 126 feet tall. That is as tall as a 12 and a half story building!

   In Grand Teton National Park I saw lots of mountains. The mountains look a lot like the mountains we have around Seattle. On 7/5/14 I went on an alpine slide. It was awesome! An alpine slide is a concrete slide on the side of a mountain. You go up a chairlift to get to the top of the mountain and then you ride this cart thing down the mountain on the concrete slide. It was a blast! #1ride! I couldn't get our video link to work.

  I recommend going to these national parks because they are really beautiful. If you go to either park, I hope you have a good time.