Yellowstone National Park

We have been home for a couple of weeks from our wonderful weekend at Yellowstone National Park. The two words that pop in my mind the most are "Wow" and "Amazing."

YNP in the winter is amazing. We flew into Bozeman MT Thursday night. A charter bus took us the two hour drive to West Yellowstone where we spent the night at the Stage Coach Inn. On Thursday, we walked around West Yellowstone shopping until the YNP Snow Cat picked us up at noon. The snow cat then drove a three hour scenic tour to the Old Faithful Snow Lodge.

Once we reached the lodge, we checked in and unpacked. The room was very nice and the Snow Lodge was amazing. All the staff were very friendly. We had dinner and then walked around the Lodge and Old Faithful for awhile.

Friday we got up early, had breakfast, and then headed to pick up our cross country snow skis. We skiied to the Morning Glory Geyser. Cross country skiing was ok but neither of us really enjoyed it. We dropped off the skis and then just walked around all the paths. The snow was packed down enough that our ski boots were all we needed to get around.

Friday night we did a Star Night Tour, which just basically consisted of riding around in the Snow Cat looking at stars. Our guide was very nice and informative so we did enjoy the tour even though we couldn't see much besides the stars.

Saturday morning we got up early and did an all day snowmobile tour to the Yellowstone Grand Canyon. Amazing!!! We absolutely loved the snowmobile tour. Our guide was wonderful and the other four couples in our group were very nice. My feet were frozen most of the morning but once I got use to the cold, I had a blast.

Sunday morning we got up early for the express snow cat out of the park. The snow cat took us back to the Stage Coach inn where we met the charter bus who took us back to the airport. We had lunch at the airport. The Bozeman Airport is small but very nice. The waiting area has huge picture windows with a wonderful view of the mountains.

Robert proposed to me in front of this wonderful view. It was so sweet. He said he bought me something and asked if I wanted it now. I said sure and he slowly pulled out the cutest stuff buffalo ever. I was holding the buffalo when I noticed a diamond ring on his ear. I immediately started crying. It was very sweet. He said he had the ring in his pocket all weekend waiting for the perfect moment to propose. He was a little worried that I thought it was lame (him proposing at the airport) but I really do think it was the most perfect sweetest moment ever.