Today, Brianne and I went to Yellowstone National Park with Ammon and Ryan.

I had been before, but probably when I was 6. Obviously, I don't remember it well.

I feel like I want to split this post up into two, just because there are so many pictures that I want to share.

So this post is what we did.

We woke up, went to the grocery store to buy some food, and headed out. It was a beautiful day, so perfect, really. We stopped to get out and explore here and there, but man was it busy! 

We got to Old Faithful around 1:45, but had to wait an hour for the next...explosion (if you will).

It's so incredible to me that we can anticipate when it will go off within a matter of minutes.

We tried to make it around the circuit within the park, but it would have taken too long. 

We went to the lake and played there for about a half an hour. The water was so cold on my feet; I couldn't stand in the water for more than a minute before it started to hurt.

After that, we decided to head back the way we came. But on the side of the road, Ammon saw a small mountain and decided that we should climbed it. And we did, though it was really steep. The sight was glorious, and Monarch butterflies were landing all around us. Everything was so perfect.

Right after we got back into the car, it started pouring rain. We left just in time.

It was a really good day with friends.