Tornado's and Wolves and Bears "Oh My!"

Since living so close to Yellowstone National Park (100 miles east) we try to take our first annual trip around Memorial Day.  Going to the park is one of Tyler's favorite things to do.  As we left Burlington, Sheila spotted a Tornado between Burlington and Meteetse and then we went on to have an enjoyable day of viewing the country and wild life.  There are two other entries listed below that include Yellowstone.  The first is of photos and the second is of video.  We hope you enjoy our show.   

2013 Yellowstone Continued

Videos of Memorial Day Yellowstone Trip May 2013

The video clips listed above were all taken on our first Yellowstone trip of the season of 2013. 

1st Clip:     Tyler skipping rocks on Yellowstone Lake on Gull Point Drive.
2nd Clip:    Black Bear encounter just off the road as we left  the north  North East Entrance of the park near Cook City on the Bear Tooth Highway.
3rd Clip:    Just after leaving Burlington at about 11:00 am, Sheila spotted what turned out to be a tornado between the town of Meteetse and Burlington.  Burlington's Fire Department went through the town neighborhoods to request voluntary evacuations.  What you can see of the tornado is on the right hand of the screen. No damage was reported. 

Drive After Stake Conference In Cody

We all decided to take a picnic lunch and head up north fork toward Yellowstone. We didn't make it to the park but enjoyed all of these animals as well as several hundred deer and antelope throughout the afternoon.  The moose calf is a little tough to spot with a tree branch in the way.  We only went about 40 miles west of Cody. 

Old Trucks

A Poem By Julia

I cannot go to school today

I’m far too sick so stay away

I cannot even go and play

Don’t make me go to school

 

I can’t get out of my own bed

My head feels like it’s stuffed with lead

The thermometer is turning red

Don’t make me go to school

 

My nose drips like a waterfall

I cannot stop it, not at all

The tissue pile is ten feet tall

Don’t make me go to school

 

My stomach hurts

My joints ache

My throat, it burns

Like Mom’s last cake

 

My temperature is 103

I’m turning green as you can see

Something’s swelling on my knee

Don’t make me go to school

 

What’s that you say?

It’s Saturday!?

Bye now, I’m going out to play. 

 

 

Julia Lovelle Mortenson

                                                        05.14.2013

Julia's Language Arts class has a contest to see who can write the best poem in one night.  Julia came home and wrote this in just a few minutes.   She takes after her Grandma Mortenson when it comes to writing. 

Estes Rocket Boys

Tyler (orange shirt) and Ryan (blue shirt) beat the odds lighting their rockets with a fuse instead of the solar igniters that come with the rocket engines and recovering them in a fairly strong breeze.  Click on the arrow to watch the videos.