Hyalite Canyon (Jan 1st)

So, I believe this is my last post from our Christmas trip. I'll have to look at the pictures to see. Sorry it has taken nearly two months to catch up. We have been doing a lot of traveling, and having tons of problems with our internet at home, so haven't been able to post frequently.

After staying up way too late for this woman on New Years Eve(which by the way was really cool. We prayed in the New Year, and ended up going to bed at 1:30 TX time. John decided to wake up bright and early to welcome in the New Year, so needless to say I was a bit sleepy), we decided to take in some nature on New Years Day. One of the prettiest places in Bozeman is Hyalite Canyon. Apparently the rest of Bozeman thought that it was a good day to spend in nature as well, as the parking lots were packed. There were all varieties of people. Some were out there having fun, making tons of noise. Others were out there enjoying the beauty of nature, and very annoyed by those who were interrupting it. It was interesting to people watch. I love being in God's creation, especially in the mountains and snow. It was beautiful. It was invigorating.
The boys couldn't get over the mountains and the trees & the snow! They took pictures all the way up there, and then we had to get a few dozen when we were there. Here are some of the best:


This is actually a lake that is frozen that people are walking, skiing, snowmobiling on.


Some ice fisherman. Believe it or not, there was actually some people further down the lake who actually dug a hole in the ice and scuba dived in the water.



Us hiking. Due to all the snow, they had closed the roads up to the top, to the waterfall, but we could walk a little way up there.


Family picture



Some pretty scenery on the hike


The family posing, minus dad the photographer


Chris had never ridden a snowmobile before, so he went up to a group of people, and asked if he could ride with one of them. The owner said sure, as soon as mine gets back. Well, as soon as it got back, he showed Chris the gears and how to run it, and sent him on his way. The guy loaned him his jacket to keep him warm, and Chris was very thankful. He got up to 60 mph. He was freezing at the end, but also exhilarated.


At the end of the day, John bug was still in a good mood!

(For more pictures of our day, including a dog doing his business, see New Years