Matanuska Glacier

Today Tim and I decided to drive the 2 hours to the Matanuska Glacier. It was absolutely breathtaking! We had so much fun climbing it! We really wanted to see the other side of the glacier, so we started climbing and eventually the snow gave way to pure ice and we were sliding all over the place. A few times we ended up sliding a good 10 feet down the glacier before we slowed down enough to get traction again. Our cheeks hurt from laughing so hard and our other set of cheeks hurt from sliding on ice! I absolutely love living in Alaska!

View from the parking lot. Remember the blue sheets of ice towards the middle of the picture for future reference....

Remember those blue sheets of ice from a second ago? I'M IN IT! 

Tim looking like a Nature Valley model

Another view from inside the glacier

My little explorer! 

More of the glacier

Mile #3579

We made it to Canada!

The countryside is amazing with huge mountains and tall trees!

Tonight, we're headed for a place called Castlegar and tomorrow we're going to press to Kamloops!

Mile #3175

BUTTE, MONTANA ( Pronounced like /b-yoot\ but I called it "butt" the whole time. You'll understand why later.

We drove a short 2.5 hours from Yellowstone to Butte so we could get an oil change on the RV and to get the tires looked at again just to make sure everything is still okay. We always called ahead to each place to make sure they could accommodate an RV of this size and to make sure they had availability, but every time we pulled up, they said they were really busy and couldn't see us. That happened twice! So we tried one last repair shop and got right in and got the oil changed on the RV and the generator. The mechanic working with the gen said that he doesn't like that brand because he's had issues in the past with them not starting and and we told him that we've never had an issue with it and it's been great.

Well guess what? Ever since we left his shop, our generator won't start. UGH! Thankfully, since it's so cool out up here we don't need it while driving, but still!! Just another thing that needs fixing.

So anyway, at the campground we stayed in there was a place called The Chicken Shack and we decided to try it out. The menu didn't have much, but at the last second I changed my order to a "21 piece popcorn shrimp basket". 21 is an awfully specific number, but okay. Tim got a 4 piece chicken basket and we ate outside in the cool air. 

A couple hours later as I'm getting ready for bed, I start to get really nauseous - which isn't that out of the ordinary for me, especially when I get very tired - so I brushed it off and went to sleep. An hour later, I wake up so nauseous that I ran to the bathroom and yep... there's my dinner again. I'll spare you all the details, but basically I had food poisoning. Yum. It wasn't the most pleasant night for me.

What did I learn from that experience? Don't order seafood so far inland from a placed called The Chicken Shack. 

So there's my "Butt", Montana story!

Here's the office to the campground we stayed in and to the left is the door to the Chicken Shack. 

Mile #3038 - Yellowstone

We went to Yellowstone National Park two days ago and all I can say is wow...

Everything was so beautiful and it really put the ground we walk and drive on everyday into perspective for me and reminded me that it isn't just sand and grass but an ever changing and growing being. A lot of the things we saw yesterday looked prehistoric!

Our campsite for the 3 nights

First ones on the tour bus headed to Yellowstone! 

One of the many springs in Yellowstone

Bubbling mud pots releasing sulfur and carbon dioxide

Madison River

Waiting for Old Faithful! 

Yay! Old Faithful! 

His beard isnt quite there....yet ;)

Bison!

Artist's Point

The trees were so beautiful!

Old Faithful Ale!

I kept the red theme going with a strawberry daiquiri! Also, I had a guy come up to me and say, "Go LSU!!" (Because of my hat) I didn't have the heart to tell him he had the wrong sport...

Ava met a mother cream long haired weenie! Her name was Bailey  

Tim had a bison steak! (He let me have the grapes :) ) 

Shhhh....

Mile #3038

Yellowstone Grizzly Resort

Today we went zip lining and took the pups on a nature trail!

Someone got tired on the trail ;) Also, I was hiding the almonds I had behind my back because Ava couldn't focus. So it looks like I have no right arm lol 

Athena found a yummy stick...

Along with the zip lines, they had a challenge course that we went through. 

One of the zip line pedestals.

We had lunch at the Bear Country Burrito Company. Yum! 

Mile #2734

Guess what????

Now she's just effing with us... 

See that extension tube on the left? Yeah, there's supposed to be two of those. 

Mile #2391 cont.

We spent a total of 3 nights at the Zion River Resort and last night we grilled and had s'mores! 

Today, we're on our way to Salt Lake City (or maybe even Yellowstone if Tim is feeling crazy)!

Our sweet setup 

S' mores night!

I regretted that red meat later... Veggie burgers only for me!

I'd like to thank all of our friends and family who have been keeping up with my blog! It motivates me to keep doing it! I love you guys! 

Mile #2391

We made it to Zion National Park two nights ago around 10pm and then yesterday morning we made reservations to go ATVing through the canyons! It was seriously the most fun I've ever had! Tim took GoPro video of the whole thing, so we'll get that up as soon as possible.  It was a 4 hour tour that took us through canyons and over dunes! Today, we're in the shop getting the brakes replaced.

Exploring the stream behind our RV

Athena wanted to go for a swim

Tim says I look like Toad from Super Mario Bros. with that helmet.