Day 4-Coming Home.

We woke up early, checked out, and stopped at a little pancake house for breakfast.

Yum.

On our way home.

We picked up Indi and it felt like she hadn't missed us for even a minute.

Then, my favorite moment of the entire trip.

About halfway home, she snuck up into the front seat and laid her head across me.

She's never done that before.

Awe...Maybe she missed me afterall.

-Jess.

Home. -Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Day 3-Waterfalls and a Petrified Tree.

After Mammoth, we headed out to an overlook of a waterfall and took a break for lunch.

It was Beautiful.

Then, we were on our way to see the Petrified Tree, but of course the road was closed because of the snow.

We saw footprints, and you know what that means.

We hiked through the pass to see the tree.

It was a bit spooky.

All that was around us was white snow, and everything was silent except for the wind.

I felt extremely vulnerable, and Blake admitted he felt a little spooked out too.

But...Just a little.

The Petrified Tree.

-Jess.



Day 3-Mammoth Springs.

First stop of the day.

Is this mountain burning from the inside? Hmm.

Roaring Mountain.

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Pit stop on our way to Mammoth.

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Upper Terrace-Mammoth Springs.

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The loop was closed off to vehicles due to road construction.

So, we walked it.

Main Terrace.

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Bluebird.

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Orange Spring Mound.

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This spring is so active that the road is in the process of being moved about two feet.

The workers let us break off some pieces. It felt like chalk.

After we finished walking the loop, we hiked down to the bottom of mammoth and walked the boardwalk back to the top. 

Mammoth.

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 Mammoth was easily my favorite part of the day.

-Jess.