We appreciate your comment. So sorry about the loss of your mother. I'm so glad she got to take that trip. It truly is beautiful out there. We did the Grand Canyon 3 years ago, and we also did the Rocky Mountain National Park this trip. That video should be up today, or tomorrow. We are so glad that seeing this video, and Old Faithful, brought back a fond memory of your mother. Thanks so much for sharing that with us.

@nancyedwards5048 So glad that our videos brought the scenery close to you. That means a lot. We very much appreciate you watching, and for letting us know that you enjoyed it.

@smokymountainman4964 Thank you for watching. I figured we should probably give a summary of our favorite ones, because I figured her and I would have a different opinion. That lets viewers know that all of them are worth visiting, but there are different aspects to each one. Yes, the waterfalls were absolutely beautiful, especially Artist Point.

@smokymountainman4964 You are very welcome. The scenery out there is truly stunning. We were glad to be able to see it, and to bring it to our viewers.

So glad that our videos brought back some fond memories of your travels out there.

Yes, Artist Point was one of the highlights of Yellowstone for us. Absolutely breathtaking.

It really is a small world. You can be 1500 miles away from home, and meet up with someone who lives near you. That happened to us in Florida a few years ago. I think it was the year before last. We were in a store, and met 2 people that lived just across the lake from us.

You're very welcome! So glad you enjoyed it.

So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it! We are happy to bring these types of videos to you. Hope you get to go sometime. The American West is really beautiful.

@bigjohnd1973 Glacier is on our short list of things we want to do in the near future. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

Also, we did Rocky Mountain National park, and that video should be up today or tomorrow. I'm glad you enjoyed the wildlife estimate at the end. I lost count with the chipmunks, so I just made up a nice large number. And then a little added humor with the rough estimate remark. Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed the video.

I hope you get to visit there. It is truly beautiful.

Yes, it is a very beautiful place with lots of great scenery. Glad you got to experience it.

So sorry to hear that you got hurt. Nothing ruins a vacation more than that. But I'm glad you are doing better now, and got to see Old Faithful.

Some areas were very crowded, especially around Grand Prismatic, Old Faithful and Artist Point. But when we were driving, we were able to keep moving for the most part. You are correct, about the force of the water. When we were at Upper Falls, it was just amazing how much water was going over that thing. It was unbelievable. I would hate to have been in the water, because I don't think a human would survive it.

It can be very bad crowd and traffic wise. However if you know where to go and when it’s not that bad. The park is large enough that the more niche areas aren’t crowded during peak times. Then you can go to places like old faithful early or late in the day.

​@chrisrenemans5026 Yes, that is true. It is a matter of knowing where to go, and when. I think we were at Old Faithful around 4:30 in the evening, if I remember correctly.

Our son has been to Mount Rushmore 3 times, I think, and he's been after us to go. We will have to do that at some point.

We are so appreciative of your kind and encouraging comments. It is viewers like you, that make it all worth it. Despite the small handful of critics that try to tear us down, the overwhelming majority of people love watching things like this. We love bringing these videos to you. Thank you for letting us know you enjoy them.

Yes, we wanted to do that, as well as the Lamar Valley. This trip just didn't afford us the time, but we will be doing it again. And those will be our top priority.

We thoroughly loved our time out there. We got back home Sunday morning.

Thank you!

Lol...I'm sorry about that yesterday. I think he's a nice guy overall, but he does feel the need to be overly critical at times. That's not the first time I've had to address something. He challenged my wife's post on Facebook last week, as well. I had to address that. He's never been directly rude with us or criticized us, and I think he's an overall good guy, but I wish he would be a bit more careful in what he says.

@NCMemoryMakers no problem, Derek shawnasi. Thank you for responding to him. That's the reason we watch your videos. You're good people, and so are we, so it's all good. Thank you again. We are glad you're having a good time out west. God bless both of you.

@Ouryellowlab2013 We really appreciate that. I wish we were still out West, but we got back early this past Sunday morning. Thanks again, and have a blessed day.

Those are definitely good recommendations. Our problem was that we only booked about 2 months before going, and most of everything in the Park was already filled up. Plus, it was 4th of July week, and that caused the prices to skyrocket. I would love to have stayed in the Park. If I had my choice, I would have stayed at Old Faithful Lodge. But that was just a bit out of our budget, unfortunately. This did give us an opportunity to go into Montana, so that we can say we've been to Montana Yes, we saw a picture of the painting that Mr. Moran painted. Artist Point is truly breathtaking.

You're welcome!

Yes, it was a nice experience, and something you have to do if you go to Yellowstone.

We have not been to Yosemite yet, but we have talked about doing it in the future.

Yellowstone was third on my list, and second on hers. It's still a beautiful place. I agree with you, about pictures not doing it justice. That's what I said in our Grand Canyon video a few years back. You can't see it on TV or see enough pictures, to even give you a millionth of how big it is.

@user-hj1ji5fv3o We certainly do have some beautiful scenery in this country. You are 100% right. We love the Great Smoky Mountains, and we love the American West. We actually did do a video on this topic, showing the 3 modes of recording that we use. I will put the link here, and then I will be more specific as for this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rd5oZZB418-ok4k.htmlsi=XUhMkciNIaaGe3bz That being said, this video of Yellowstone, and that of the Grand Tetons, was shot almost exclusively with the Sony AX-43A camcorder. While we generally we use a phone most of the time for restaurant reviews, we generally use a camcorder for something with scenery that we need to zoom up on, or that we need to have a lot of steadiness. That camcorder has a built-in gimbal, which keeps the videos from being too shaky. That's what we used in Yellowstone and Grand Teton. The problem with that camcorder, is that it's rather bulky, and I do have another camera that shoots really good video, that fits in my pocket. The smaller one is generally the one we use when we are driving along and have it mounted on the dash. The video of Rocky Mountain National Park that will be coming out, as well as our drive up Pikes Peak, that has already come out, utilizes both the camcorder and the smaller Sony camera. I actually do not have any extra or special lenses for anything other than my DSLR camera, which I never use to make videos with.

Thank you for the information. I’ll let you know about the red road.

At 3 minutes and 40 seconds you’re both looking at a map and you question what the red road was. I’m just curious if you ever found out about it. Thank you.

​@@user-hj1ji5fv3oIt looks like it's not a road, but part of the walking trail that goes around where those pools are at. We never did learn why it was in red. I don't know if part of it was closed off, or what. But it was actually just the area you walk around.

Yes, certainly. The other channel is "Through My Lens". He does really professional videos, and sometimes travels with his wife, but mostly his dad. His channel was very helpful to us, not only for our trip to Yellowstone, but our trip on Route 66 in Arizona, a few years back. He is based out of California, but they travel all over the country. I am glad you have enjoyed our videos. Our Rocky Mountain National Park video, should be up within a few hours. I didn't see much of Gardiner, so it is tough to make a recommendation about that. We only went a little way into the town, and then back into Yellowstone. Would love to have seen it more. I will say that we LOVED West Yellowstone, and thought it was very beautiful. Lots of neat stores. I would not hesitate to stay there again. I would recommend pricing motels in both places, and making your decision based on what kind of deal you get. The motels in both, are expensive. For us, Gardiner was more expensive when we were trying to plan and book a motel. It may not always be that way. We loved the town of Pinedale...Very small and quaint. But it is over 80 miles south of Grand Teton, and over 100 miles south of Yellowstone, so that would not be feasible to travel back and forth. It is a good and cheaper option, if you are heading from, or back to, Colorado. We did not do any of the trails. I imagine an encounter with a grizzly would theoretically be possible since they do live there, but probably not likely. I don't hear of many problems arising from that. You will probably spend more time in Yellowstone than the others, simply because it is FAR bigger and much more to see. You could see Grand Teton twice in a day, but you'd need at least 2-3 days to really take in Yellowstone, even once. Another day in Yellowstone, is probably the only thing I would do differently. I wished I could have seen the Lamar Valley Road and Beartooth Highway. Hope you get to make this wonderful trip soon. But there's just nowhere like the Smokies.

Thank you so much for answering our questions .We just watched your Rocky Mountains National Park Video! Loved it and the views!! Thank you for the other. You tube channels,they will help us with planning. I sure do hope we can do this trip! We agree with you,nothing like the Smokeys...we love them and always will.❤

@@paulettebrochet2011 You are very welcome. Glad to help!

Could you please tell me at what point in the video you saw the map? The video is an hour long, and I would like to know where to go to look, to answer your question. Thanks.

Grand Canyon, yes. We have a video there from 2021, around Christmas. We have not been to Mount Rushmore. Our son has, and wants us to go. We haven't made it yet.

@@dww-fromnc I agree with you. The Bible gives two answers to your question...... First, they are fools. Second, they are willfully ignorant.

@@NCMemoryMakers Absolutely. That pretty much sums it up.