A Day at Yellowstone National Park

While visiting my friends John and Louise last week, John took me to Yellowstone National Park. We had a good time with each other and saw a variety of different critters and amazing geological features....such as geysers and natural hot springs of varying colors (due to different types of bacterial growth). God is so good and seeing that He is the creator of this universe and of all life, very creative! Makes one wonder that if we are created in the image of God, where do we get our creativity from (?). A gift from God me thinks! Gen. 1:26-27

O Give Me a Home Where...

This is one of thousands of Buffalo that roam Yellowstone Park. There are some pretty big bulls there like this one. Big, beautiful creatures...well, at least big! I like 'em :)

The Yellowstone River

This is a section of the Yellowstone river in Yellowstone Park. Check the next picture out for a unique perspective of this view.

A unique point of view

This is a section of the Yellowstone river below the Lower Falls that I took a picture of through my binoculars. They proved to be a unique kind of telephoto lense for my camera :)
This part of the river runs through a rugged and yet beautiful canyon!

Housing

For those who are and may be iterested in what the building accomodations were like, here are some pic's. This first picture shows what student housing (also used for conferences) is like. These are more like nice camp cabins with a central laundry room and bathroom facilities located towards the bottom center of the housing.. Staff housing are actual houses with a kitchen and bathroom facilities.
The wood was purchased from the nationals at a fair price when the campus was built. It absolutley beautiful wood! God blessed Interface with a good location and some good neighbors.

One way to burn off extra energy!

We had times where we were able to play sports with each other like soccer. We (guys) even played (rather tried for some of us) rugby with our language helpers one day. The girls were able to play volley ball with their language helpers. A game that is far more suitable for me! American football is to ingrained in my thinking to be able to play rugby :) More than I realized because I am not an overt sports fan....
In the background is our kitchen/dining hall facility They have a great crew there and fed us like kings and queens...ok, not that luxurious, but it sure felt and tasted like it!

Home Sweet Home

This view is of the backside of the staff house that I stayed in for part of my time in PNG. I shared this with two other adjunct staff members. I won't forget this time or these roomies!