Yellowstone National Park

On 8/27  we were at Yellowstone national park. We saw lots of different  types of wildlife there like bulls,elk deer,moose and bears. The best part was when the geysers sprout.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
We went to old fateful next it shot the higher than any other geyser in Yellowstone and it was the oldest geyser in Yellowstone. By the time we got there the place was packed with people  waiting for the next sprout. When I saw it, it was the biggest sprout I ever seen in my life. The next day we went to see old fateful I quickly went to get a stamp for my national park passport. This time we got there early so we got a front row seat . We saw  chipmunk pass by so I took a quick picture of it. Then when old fateful blasted I put it on film and saw it go shorter .                                                                    
                                                                                                             
Then we went to Sheepeater  cliff it was awesome there. All rocks there  were vertically straight. I wish there was a smaller version of it so I could keep it, But even if they had it they would say no.      
                                                                                                             
After that we went to the Grand prismatic. there were cool pools but not the ones you swim in but the ones you look at. There were bactaira  mats which were brown. Then once we saw all of them we went home. What a cool trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glacier National Park

On 8/24 we went to Glacier National Park, which is located in Montana.
When we just passed the gate, I saw all the snow on the top of the mountains, burned trees by real wild fires and sign that says "Be bear aware!" and "Don't feed the goats!" I was surprised. "Wow, I never knew that there were so much wildlife here!" Then my baby sister was scared and said "Lets get out of here!" But nobody cared at all. 
After that we dropped off my dad for his own walk tour. Then we went to a fancy hotel that had it's own boat tour and lake. I was playing with my sister when my bought us tickets. There were also food stores and a stage. It was the coolest hotel I ever saw in my life. Too bad I wasn't staying there for the night. When we stared the boat tour, our guide told us about mountains and glaciers. My favorite mountain was Mount Wover, which is named after a person named Wover and the mountain's nickname is Heavy Shield because it looks like a shield .Then he told us about the difference between grizzly bears and black bears. 
After that, we got off the boat and walked a lot on the trail. Suddenly I saw my dad. He came looking for us because he saw a grizzly bear on the trail up on the mountain. So we walked back with him to the boat. 
The next day we went to Logan pass and took the trail uphill. We saw goats, resting on the ice. There are ponds and snow, too. We all got to the ice except my grandpa because he didn't come with us. Then we took some pictures and went back to our hotel.
What an awesome national park it is!

Winter

Winter is a time when you can play in the soft white chilly snow. The north pole and south pole become pitch black day and night. Some places have winter at different times. Like the north hemisphere has it in December, January and February. On the other hand the south hemisphere has it in June, July and August. In winter there are some holidays like Christmas, Martin king's Birthday, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Groundhogs Day. You can make 2 kinds of snow, toothbrush snow and potato chip snow. The potato chip snow is crunching a whole bag of potato chips and dip them in white paint and then  put them on you painting. Then tooth brush snow is you get a old tooth brush and then you dip the bristles in white paint and put them on the painting. And here's a fast fact: When winter is near the north or south poles the water freezes miles away.