(Past Adventure) Yellowstone: Snow In August??

So this is a continue off of the first day in Yellowstone. We drove through the area and my uncle wanted to stop and walk up to the top of a mountain to look at the view. So we got out of our car and hiked up to the top. I was in flip flops at the time so this was an adventure. Once getting to the top I could see why he wanted to come.

Yes, this is snow. In August. :P

This was where the forest fire in Yellowstone took place. I believe what started it was a man not in Yellowstone lit a cigar or cigarette and the wind blew it onto the trees which caught fire. The blaze went on for days and destroyed so much of the national park. It happened in the 1980s and this was untouched. Nature is taking it's own course to fix the damage.

See? These flowers were within the trees as a symbol that life continues to grow. 

My mom took some pics of me chilling on a rock looking around. 

We stayed there for about a half hour and then returned to the car and drove around more. I will continue to add more of this adventure as the day goes by.

(Past Adventure) Yellowstone: The Beginning

Good morning to all on the east coast! To everyone else around the world, good afternoon/evening/night!

So today I am going to tell you all about a past adventure I had to Yellowstone. After Chico Hot Springs my family and I packed our things and drove to Yellowstone! I had never been to the Rocky Mountains of the USA and I must say the views were gorgeous!

I could not get over how flowing the mountains are. I live on the east coast of the United States and all we have are large hills called the Appalachian Mountains. These were MOUNTAINS. 

The drive to Yellowstone took about an hour from Chico Hot Springs. We stopped in a small village outside the gates of Yellowstone for gas and a quick bite to eat. 

Here is the gate into Yellowstone. On the rock it says "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people" 

The sights were so incredible I could not believe my eyes! Everywhere I looked it felt like something you would see on a computer screen saver, yet here it was in front of me.

We drove to the welcoming center where we got so see a book that my uncle wrote. He is a geologist and was working on this book for seven years I believe. A long time. It's something he enjoys a lot.

I believe I will end my post here. There is so much more that happened this day but I think breaking it up into chunks will be a lot easier. 

Take care!

(Past Adventure) Montana: Chico Hot Springs

We were in Chico Hot Springs for one night but we had a whole day to explore and see all the sights.

In front of the room we were staying in there was a tipi! I thought it was super cool.

All of the food used in the Chico Hot Springs restaurant comes from this garden.

The garden was huge! There was so much food growing and I ended up nibbling on some of the raspberries that were all over the place.

Chico Hot Springs is known for their natural hot springs. It is close enough to Yellowstone that all the natural hot water is within reach of the hot springs. I believe that the best part of staying in Chico were the hot springs. 

I love hot you can see my band camp tan lines.

Chico Hot Springs was a wonderful short stop on the way to Yellowstone. 

(Past Adventure) Montana: Chico Hot Springs Food

This adventure happened two years ago the summer of my senior year in high school. My Uncle Mark (my mother's brother) lives in Missoula, Montana and my family went to visit them. It was also my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary and so we all decided that we were going to take them to a place called Chico Hot Springs. It was a hotel and spa about an hour north of Yellowstone (and there will be some posts about that adventure).

Chico Hot Springs is in the mountains and is one of the most beautiful places I have been to. I really want to return someday and do much more.

For my grandparent's 50th we went to the restaurant on the property. Ooooooh my. Delicious food!

This is what my Uncle Mark got. It was lamb ribs that looked so delicious!

Here's what I got along with my dad and grandpa. Duck! I had never had duck before this and I must say, duck is very yummy.

I believe this is what my sister got. I don't remember what it was but doesn't it look good??

My mom and grandma got this. I do not remember if my aunt got this as well. This was fish. Don't remember what kind but it look amazing.

Of course you cannot go to a nice restaurant for your grandparents 50th anniversary without getting tea, coffee and dessert!!

My aunt and nana decided to get this awesome orange dessert that was set on fire! 

 It looked and smelled amazing.

My mom got this. I believe it was a raspberry cobbler.

I got the death by chocolate cake. This was so chocolatey and amazing!

Something that was super cool. They wrapped our leftovers in the shape of a swan! 

This experience was one of the best I have had that involves food. I would love to come back here and try some more of their options.

(Past Adventure) Hershey: Hershey Gardens

Another one of my Hershey adventures took place in the Hershey Gardens.

Hershey Gardens was originally a three acre rose garden for Milton Hershey's wife. Since then it has exploded into over 20 acres with seven different themed gardens.

I decided to explore it on one of my days off with one of my good friends Beckie.

Walking through I could tell why wedding pictures are taken in the historic rose garden. I was able to take some pictures myself.

In the garden there is also a butterfly house that we adventured into.

The amount of butterflies were incredible! We had to watch our step to make sure none were in the path in front of us.

I made a friend while in the butterfly garden as well. I do not remember what kind of butterfly this was but it was a vibrant orange. It ticked as it walked all over my hand and would not leave me. I had to get one of the employees to remove my butterfly friend before I left.

When I went to Hershey Gardens it was a very hot day and a lot of the flowers were not in bloom. I did not take as many pictures as I would have liked to, but I do hope to go back during the winter for the light shows.

(Past Adventure) Hershey: Chocolate World

Hello adventurers! So recently I have not been going on many exciting travels, but I thought I would share with you past travels.

So I live in Lebanon, Pennsylvania over the summer. My summer job is a concierge at the Hershey Lodge. Yes I am talking about Hershey as in the chocolate, but there is more to Hershey's than just their chocolate bars. There is a theme park, hotels, chocolate world, the gardens, Hershey Story, and much more.

Today I shall be telling everyone about my visit to Hershey's Chocolate World from over the summer.

Chocolate World is the place in Hershey where it is all about the chocolate. The original chocolate factory is currently being torn down and the new factory is closed to the public. So Chocolate World is there to show visitors how the chocolate is made.

There is a simulation tour ride that one can go on to see how the chocolate is made, and at the end there are free chocolate samples.

Other things visitors can do in Chocolate World is create their own candy bar, go to the 4D movie, create your own dessert, trolly rides around Hershey, shopping, and chocolate tastings.

Chocolate World sells milkshakes that are absolutely too delicious for words! I got a special dark milkshake. The cups are rewashable and make good souvenirs. 

I made my own chocolate bar. I had a special dark shell with pretzels, peanuts, and covered with milk chocolate. 

Hershey has the ability to make someone feel like a kid again. There is chocolate everywhere. Even the town itself smells like chocolate. Hershey is called The Sweetest Place on Earth and I couldn't agree more.

Semester Abroad in LONDON

So today I feel confident to tell everyone that it is not official that i will be living in London, England for five months to study abroad at the University of Westminster! Yesterday was the deadline day for pulling out of the program and I decided to stay. At first I was planning on dropping out but then I got to thinking. I will probably never get this opportunity again, the best time to go is this coming semester, I got an incredible discount, and I will get the chance to meet new people!

I begin working on classes and paying this month. Everything I am paying out of pocket needs to be in by November 15. My excitement is through the roof right now! I am currently working out budgets and how I can save every penny here in the US before I transfer to pounds. The pound is worth more than the dollar so I need to make sure that I will have enough money with me to survive in one of the world's richest cities for five months.