"Party in the City where the Heat is on"

"All ages and races. Real sweet faces. Every different nation. Spanish, Haitian, Indian, Jamaican.  Black, White, Cuban and Asian."

Due to the unique natural phenomena of Yellowstone National Park, people from all over the globe flock to the small city of West Yellowstone to work and play during summer months. This makes for endless biological and cultural diversity.  Within a couple of hours, you can see 1 grizzly bear, 30 buffalo, 2 Jamaican servers, 1 moose, 3 Ukrainian housekeepers, 1 Israeli business owner, families of elk, families of Latinos, and a couple of maintenance men from Azerbaijan.

It has been a real pleasure living here as we have been able to befriend these visitors.  Whether it be barbecuing with the baptists from Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama, or celebrating America's Independece with a group from Eastern Europe, the city has endless opportunities for good ole foreign fun.

 Rachel enjoying a large soda and a display at the Artisan Fair during Independence Day weekend.

There is something enticing about foreigners.  Many of our female comrades from Utah are enthralled with Enes from Istanbul, pictured above and below.  

Though we know not her name, many of us lads are equally enticed by an exotic Tijuanan temptress who cleans rooms at the Yellowstone Park Inn & Suites.

The not so infamous West Yellowstone Fourth of July Parade.

Sitting atop the balcony of the Geyser Grill enjoying fireworks, or as our friend Romina from Romania mistakenly calls them - "firefolks."

Celebrating Chase's 22nd amidst our growing West Yellowstone Family.