We’ve been really busy since landing in America again. We started in San Francisco. We went to the Pier first and saw some really cool ships. We also saw millions of sea lions on the pier. Next we made our way up the California coast and saw the humongous redwoods. They were so big, you could drive your car through them, and some people even made houses out of one stump! It was fun to walk around the forest looking at all these huge trees and finding lots of sticks to play with. We also used the sticks to protect us from mountain lions! We felt like little elves walking around these trees. Then we drove up the coast of Oregon where we saw some people with telescopes and we were able to look through them at some rare birds with bright orange feet and sea lions. Then we drove through Oregon and some of Washington to Glacier National Park in Montana. We earned a Junior Ranger badge and certificate at the park. The park was amazing and very beautiful. The scientists say that the glacier will be gone in 10 years. You better hurry up and come see it, or you’re going to miss it!
Then, we went to Yellowstone and saw my mom’s dad (my Opa), and his wife, Laura. The thought of them made us happy and cheery. We got to spend four days with them looking at and tracking animals around Yellowstone. We got to see so many animals, including a grizzly bear with two cubs, a black bear, 2 moose, a wolf, millions of elk and buffalo, mule deer, a bald eagle, and the footprints of Bigfoot! We even saw bear tracks with bones around it!
It even snowed on my papa’s birthday and we had a big snowball fight and got snow everywhere! We also got our Junior Ranger badges at Yellowstone. We went to Jackson hole and saw millions of antlers. The boys scouts are allowed to pick them up and sell them to make money every year. We had a lot of fun with Opa and Laura! We wish we could bring them with us on the rest of our trip! We then had to leave Yellowstone and said sad goodbyes to Opa and Laura and headed to the canyons in Utah. We have gone to Bryce Canyon National Park and gotten Junior Ranger badges there too. Then we went to Zion National Park. They have lots of beautiful red rock mountains. Then we went to Los Vegas, where they have lots of casinos. It was sad to see all those people loose their money. My papa kept his money in his pocket! All the hotels there are amazing. One was a pirate ship, one was a pyramid, one was a castle, and the biggest and best one was just like Venice, Italy on the inside. They even had the canals inside where you could ride gondalas! That hotel was really nice. My mom wants to become mayor of Vegas so she can clean up the city, otherwise she said she’s never coming back. Then we went to San Diego where we swam in a really big nice pool, had huge yummy sandwiches, took walks around the city, and had homemade tortillas with great Mexican food. The Mexican ladies were cooking the tortillas outside on a big stove right beside us. It was soooo good! Now we had left San Diego and have driven up the coast of California. The coast is so beautiful and we even got to walk right up to elephant seals laying on the beach. I was so close, I could almost touch them and I could definitely smell them! They are huge with bulging eyes and their noses are shaped a little like elephant trucks. Just not as long. Tomorrow we go home! Hope we get to see you soon!
