Yellowstone and Buffalo Bill

Thursday I went with my American Humanities class to Yellowstone and then to Cody, Wyoming to see the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. In class we'd been discussing what painter Thomas Moran and photographer William Henry Jackson must have seen the first time they came to Yellowstone in 1871. The trip was great because we went to parts of Yellowstone I'd never gone to before, or at least I don't remember, and it was perfect weather the whole day.

This is a view of part of the Grand Canyon from Artist's Point.

This is a view of Lowe Falls from Artist's Point. We were supposed to go down to the falls but the road was closed.

We did get to go down by one of the falls, but this is nearly as big as the Lower Falls. We got to stand right above them.

Outside the Buffalo Bill museum in Cody there was this statue of Buffalo Bill. I ended up not taking any pictures inside the museum, mostly because I was afraid my flash would go off and I would get in trouble. The museum had five exhibits and all were amazing.

On our way back through Yellowstone, we stopped at one area that had boiling paint pots and this geyser. It was the perfect time of day.


Before the sun went down I able to catch the light off of the springs.

Fell Off the Face of the Earth

No, I didn't die. I'm just back in my little corner of the world in Rexburg, Idaho. I'm now about three weeks into my junior year and I love being back. There's such a good atmosphere here it almost makes the winters bearable. I haven't posted in a while because either I have too much going on or I feel like there's nothing interesting to say, but I'm back. Maybe it will be a little easier now that I'm settled. Although, I don't anticipate a lot of down time with 18 credits, but at least I'm living with Erin again and that's always good.
Classes are good. I'm taking three English classes, two Humanities, and D&C. Most people think I'm crazy when I tell them I love my grammar class, but I do! I'm just an English nerd at heart. I also love being a Humanities minor because we get to discuss classic works of art and occasionally see them in person. This week I went with my American Humanities class to Yellowstone and the Buffalo Bill museum in Cody, WY. It was so much fun,
This week I also did something for the first time: I donated blood. One of my roommates' boyfriend works for the Red Cross and we decided to go as an apartment and donate. I wasn't really nervous and thankfully I don't get queasy at the sight of blood. Although, I must have looked a little sickly because when the woman was taking my blood she asked me if I was OK like five times. It's just the anticipation that kills you. Anyway, being back at school just feels like home away from home.