Montana

Well as I promised, I am going to start writing about the vacations we took this summer. I'll go in order, so I'll start out with Montana (yes, I went to Montana!!) We went with John's mom - it was Cathy and Don, me and John, Kate and Mike, Mike's parents, and then Don's son and his wife and 3 year old, Miles. I won't lie, I was not too excited about this trip. I knew it would be fun being with John's family, but most of you know that I'm not too outdoorsy. Okay, I'm not outdoorsy AT ALL! So needless to say, Montana didn't sound like my kind of trip. HOWEVER, it ended up to be great!! It was actually nice doing something different for a change. We started out flying into Denver and meeting Kate and Mike. We then drove through Yellowstone which was really pretty. We stayed at the Old Faithful Inn which was fun. We saw TONS of geysers, and they were very interesting to look at, but John and I got to the point where each geyser started to look the same, so we started staying in the car when everyone else would get out. The wildlife in Yellowstone was my favorite! We saw tons and tons of buffalo. Lots were right up next to the car too which was cool. However, the most memorable wildlife we saw was a BEAR! We saw one in Yellowstone, but we were in the car so I wasn't too worried. However, we saw one on a hike in Montana and I honestly thought I was going to die!! It was a mom and her cub (which is the worst!) and I honestly thought she was going to charge us! I made Mike test the Bear Spray, which probably wasn't too smart because we were then all breathing it in and coughing. However, I was just glad to know that it worked. After a few minutes of freaking out and Cathy face planting off a rock, the bears decided to leave. I have never been so glad to reach the car!! We went horseback riding (I hadn't been since my horrendous 4th grade birthday party) and I did great (John however was a different story! ha!). We went whitewater rafting which was a first for me. It was freezing!!! But so much fun! We went hiking MANY, MANY times. I have never hiked so much in my life (not that that is saying much). But I really enjoyed it all. We saw waterfalls and even hiked up to one. We ate some really good food and of course drank some good alcohol as well. All in all, it was a great trip! The only thing missing was Christine!! Needless to say, the trip made me feel very adventurous!!