Murdock Basin

 This last weekend we took a much needed camping trip to Murdock Basin.  We found the BEST camping spot, I'm sure we'll be visiting there again soon. Here's some of my favorite shots. 
We were camping just 30 yards from this little stream. 

 Seriously, this spot had it all... privacy, atv road, sand pit, stream, and endless supply of rocks and sticks.... it was awesome.

 Saturday night we drove up to Mirror Lake for their little fire presentation complete with Smokey the Bear.

 Here's a little panoramic view of our camping spot, seriously we didn't have anyone even drive by us all weekend.

 Yay!  They finally lifted the fire ban!

4th of July 2012

Happy Independence Day!

Hansen Family at Yellowstone

The last weekend in June the Hansen clan took off to Coulter Bay in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone!  It was a perfect family trip filled with good food, bikes, geysers, Old Faithful, a Mommy Grizzly and her two cubs, and great company!  We camped three nights in Coulter Bay (which is beautiful!) and spend one eventful day seeing all the sights in Yellowstone,  including a momma bear and her cubs far from the road.  Here's a few of my favorite pictures from our adventure.

The kids all had a great time riding their bikes and scooters.  Yay for fun cousins to play with!

                                                                         
 Grandma and Grandpa!

   Kim and Lisa!

     Paintpots in Yellowstone

  Here's the whole clan!  Hansens, Rasch, and Crooks!

    Old Faithful!!

                                                                                  There she goes!

Yes, this waterfall did scare me to death and NO, I did not let go of my kids while we were near it.  Yes, I have turned into my Mother. 

Artist's point, my favorite spot in Yellowstone.

The rest of these pictures are of Coulter Bay, I love this lake with the mountains around it, so beautiful!