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I took 2 vacations this year. The first was to Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. I have a number of photos, some of which are interesting. The trip was primarily to learn how to fly fish. I had 4 on before my teacher did. The story I have been telling is that I caught 4 small ones and a 200 pounder. My teacher fell into the lake and I hauled him a shore. When he came back up to the surface, his eyes were the size of the old silver dollars. The water was probably around 4 degrees Celcius. I had to row and was worried that he would go into shock or something before I got him into water where he could stand up. Once he got out of the water, he never did look that cold.
The 2nd vacation was to Yellowstone National Park. It was the week after Labor Day. The week after (12-16 September) has its pluses and minuses. The minuses start with the weather. It can be nasty, or it can be great, or it can be both. The last 3 vacations have been both. This year the nasty storm came before I got there. In 2003 and 2004, I sat in a snow storm and waited for a geyser to go off. In 2005, the only snow I saw was driving near Madison Junction. In less than 5 miles, I saw rain, hail, and snow. The rest of the week was around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which is warm for the fall in Yellowstone. The major plus is the lack of young children.