Porcupine Falls

The next day, we headed to Porcupine Falls for another hike. This one wasn't as long as Medicine Wheel, but it was A LOT steeper & more rocky! Which made for a fun trip! you hike down first, which made you have to be careful where you step because the rocks were pretty loose. On the way up was REALLY hard because it was so steep! But we all made it alive and had a great time!

Auntie Mudgers & Emma

The View

The group (Alyssa, Chris, Kate, Gina [that's not how you spell it, but it's how you say it], Hesston [the dog] Mary, Grandpa K, Michael, Me, Emma--Grandma K was taking the photo)

The kids and I in front of the falls.

Playing in the water.

Alyssa, Chris & Mary hiking up the falls.

Chris attempting to make a raft out of logs....Fail!

The Falls

The steep walk up!

Bear Lodge

About 30 min from the cabin, there's a lodge called Bear Lodge with an indoor pool. So, after a little fishing, we took the kids down to go swimming. I didn't bring their swimsuits, so I just had Michael wear some shorts and I brought extra undies, a shirt & shorts for Emma. I decided to just put the shirt & undies on her, but she wanted to take off her shirt like Michael.

Shortly after, this is what happened. She didn't even get her undies wet before she took 'em off!

We conned Uncle Chris into getting in the pool with the kids! The water was pretty cold!

While we were swimming, there was a storm that came through.

Complete with a full rainbow! (I only got the one side because my camera wasn't taking good pictures.)

Gone Fishin'

After dinner, we went to the little stream near the cabin to try our luck.

After awhile, a fish was snagged! They gave the pole to Michael so he could reel it in!

He didn't much care to touch the fish or be near it, but still thought it was pretty cool that he was fishing! I don't think he liked the fact that the fish was wiggling around so much.

MOOSE!!

We were heading back to the cabin after Medicine Wheel and saw this guy on the side of the road! We were able to get pretty close! (Not too close--they charge!) It was pretty awesome!

Then, when we sat down to eat dinner, we saw this female moose right out the window! She had been there longer, but by the time I got my camera, she was running off!

Medicine Wheel

On Monday, 8/9, we hiked up to Medicine Wheel. It is a sacred place that the Indians go visit and place things in and around the wheel. Apparently, you used to be able to walk on the "wheel", but they've since put up some rope so you can't walk on the grounds, but you can walk around it. The only people allowed are the Indians. There were lots of people that have hung some sort of material with other various items. It was pretty neat.

The group on the hike up.

Another thing Michael learned while on vacation. This is how he started out.

Deer.

And this is what he was doing by the end of the hike!

(I think I was telling the kids to look at the camera....)

A view of the Medicine Wheel. You can see the posts i the back that have the ropes with some sort of offerings on it.

The group. (Interesting fact: The guy who took this picture was from Bakersfield! Small world!)

On the way back, Chris built a Carin (sp?)

This is Michaels.

We Finally Made It!

We finally made it to the Croft Family Cabin around 4 and the first thing Michael did was learn how to use a gun! This was one of the many things he learned on our trip!

The sign on the door.

The cabin.

The kids and I went for a walk around while the girls went on a bike ride and the boys went fishing for a little bit.

The beautiful wild flowers around the cabin.

On the Way to Wyoming!

After leaving Provo, we were on our way! It was going to be another 10 hour drive, and we didn't leave until 5 pm, so we drove as far as we could and stopped for the night in Lander. We stayed at the Frontier Lodge. It looked just like it sounds! It was kinda cute with the log beds! It looked like a cabin from the outside complete with wood carved animals. Although, the color on the walls was a little strange....

This was the "free" breakfast we orded. It was in the "kids & light eaters" section! That thing was huge!

The next morning we headed to Worland where some family members live to get the key to the cabin and get last minute groceries. This picture was for Ron. (No, we didn't buy them!)

Beautiful scenery!

This was a rest stop of some falls that we stopped at. (I can't remember the name of the falls...)

Emma was grumpy and didn't want to get in the picture.

From Worland, it was only a couple more hours to the cabin.