Day 2

     Well it's been another long day! After waking up, getting ready, and checking out, we headed to Bozeman's local Walmart (which was actually incredibly nice!) to get some supplies. Having purchased our necessities we headed out to find the National Computer Museum in Bozeman.
     Though the GPS took us to the wrong place the first time, we were able to quickly correct the error and tour the museum, which was very interesting and free (Dad commented that it was the kind of place you would like Mr. Pursel).
      After the museum, we began to head to Yellowstone NP, which was a good two hours away. We stopped for lunch in a nice park area near a river, which was extremely flooded (we even saw waterlogged houses!).
      Finally, after about 30 minutes, we arrived at Yellowstone ~gateway picture attached~. With a wave of our park pass we were in like a double chin and began touring. Within the first hour we were seeing all manner of wildlife including elk, buffalo, and ~Dad's favorite~ Yellow-bellied Marmots! We took several hikes- walks rather- and were able to see the Mammoth Hotsprings (from car), Norris Geyser Basin, Sheepeater Cliffs (Kendal and I climbed up these! =D), Artists Paintpots (the things that got mom last time), Gibbon Falls, and to end the day: Old Faithful.
     By the time we were done tramping, we were starving so we ate right when we arrived (delicious pork-barbecue sub, dill pickle, and chocolate cake for me!). We even got to see Old Faithful go off from our cafeteria seats! After dinner we secured our already reserved lodging for the night in a small, but nice cabin. Then we went to see the new visitor center and watch Old Faithful again.
       Last time we were here, the Old Faithful Inn of old was closed for repairs and we were unable to see it. This time however, we were able to see the whole inn in all its glory! My dad and I were amazed (and slightly humored) by the sheer amount of trees it took to build the enormous log cabin-like structure! Very beautiful, very frontierish, very awesome. We got ice cream there too (chocolate and butter pecan for me).
     All in all we are very tired. Mom and Dad just went out to get more sugar and creamer for our decaf coffee and see the 9:45 PM Old Faithful eruption (doesn't get dark till 10:00 PM here), and I'm starting to fade at the keyboard... We have been getting in rather late, and with the time change, we realize that you all probably aren't getting these posts till the next day. Really sorry about that! I'll try to type up some on my iPod so that it doesn't take as long to compose when we finally check in for the night. Other than that I'm afraid I've not much else to report other than, once again, how incredibly epic the scenery is here. Will try to write more on the morrow. So far, if we have cell phone service, we have blogging ability (a round of applause for Philip Morris, for providing us with the Droid Thunderbolt please! =D) Hope you all are doing well!
                       ~Logan
RTC (Replies to comments):
Grandma: Haha, thanks! ^_^ Idk much about the weedeater situation, but it's good it didn't break (T,T like all my equipment lately...)! And yays for jam! =) I wish we could have brought that grape jelly you gave us, but alas we could not U.U. 
Mr. Pursel: Sorry about the leftovers... You see um, there... well, there wasn't any leftovers. And yeah, I like that picture too! Bozeman is an awesome town: frontier setting with modern day conveniences at every corner.  

First Family Photo

Yellowstone Gateway

Bison (aka Buffalo)

Me at a thermal feature in a hat (I have accepted the fact that Indiana Jone's style hats with sunglasses are alright...)

Thermal Feature

Me at Old Faithful

Kendal overlooking a balcony in the Old Faithful Inn

~Special Twilight Photo's Available on Our Return!~