Montana Photos by Suzy

We had so much fun with everyone who came up to Montana to visit. Thank you Wayne and Melissa, Vicki and Shane, Mom and Dad, and of course Cameron and the rest of the kids for the good times! We had an awesome time with everybody, we were sad to see them go. We were happy, however, that Wayne and Vicki's families decided to stay a couple days longer because they were having so much fun! Here are a bunch of photos that I took on our trip to Yellowstone as well as all the rafting adventures we had right in Columbus.


Liberty Cap at Mammoth Hot Springs (behind Alex's head).

Kids and Grandma in front of Liberty Cap.

Kids and Grandpa at upper terrace of Mammoth Hot Springs.

Young grizzly we watched on our way down to meet the rest of the fam.

Beautiful scenery (is that grandma's head at the bottom?)

Alex, Andre and Connor.

The drive south from Mammoth was very scenic.

Wayne filming the hot spring pool.

Hot spring pool.

Grandpa and Andre seem impressed.

Steam from another hot spring.

Jared seemed content that it was his turn in the stroller.


On the Porcelain Basin Trail.


Close up of the beautiful travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs.

Cameron and Andre didn't have any fun together (ha ha).

Me and Vick.


Silly boys Connor, Denver, Jared and Rylan.


Wayne, Melissa and boys.


Shane fixing Alisha's drawers that kept falling down.


A cow elk lying by the Madison river. (at least it didn't hold up traffic for 45 min)

The blue in these pools was so vivid and beautiful.


The three stooges (Connor, Rylan & Denver) in front of a mud pot.

Close up of a mud pot.


Alex in front of an active geyser.


Close up of the geyser.

A long walk or relax in the truck? (Grandpa's knees won that battle)


Watching Old Faithful. We got there just a few minutes before it went off.

Old Faithful.

Tatanka hangin' out by the road.

The guys (and Alex) heading off on their first rafting trip.

Grant playing on the front porch.

Paddling to shore after a two hour float. Shane was soaked and Andre & Cameron were wet from swimming in the river along the way.

Milo, Wayne & Rylan on the shore of the Yellowstone River.

The Conger Family paddling to shore after their float.

Vicki: "Me had fun. Me go again!"

Cameron and Andre used the inflatable kayaks.

Soaked again (of course). After this they were unstoppable.

Andre with his kayak. He's saving his money for a real kayak now.

The adults went on a float down the Stillwater River.

Milo, Wayne, Melissa, Suzy, Vicki and Shane.

Inflating the raft for yet another float.

Shane somehow thought this helped inflate the raft faster.

Taking out at Fireman's Point fishing access.

Alex with the "my bum is cold and wet" look.