Town hall meetings and outdoor adventures — we’re betting the Obama family trip to Martha’s Vineyard next week will be a bit more relaxing.
Upon arrival to Belgrade, Mont., on Friday, the first family got right to taking advantage of all things in the great outdoors. While President Barack Obama dealt with a raucous crowd at his town hall meeting, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha took to the raucous Gallatin River for a whitewater rafting trip (interestingly enough, after picking peaches) which seemed to be more rough than usual, as the weather was rain and hail.
The president was also able to enjoy the river later that day, finally getting the chance to learn how to fly-fish, something he’s been dying to do each time he visited Montana during the election. But apparently the fish weren’t biting for Obama, who was said to have been a bit frustrated by not getting a hold of one.
On Saturday, the whole first family took off to visit the Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming were they were able to witness the geyser go off and shoot hundreds of feet into the air. Obama remarked that the trip reminded him of his first time to the mainland where as an 11 year old he visited the national park.
The first family left from there and touched down in Phoenix, Ariz., getting a chance to finally chill out over Mexican food at a local restaurant. Then on Sunday, they were back outside, traveling to Colorado’s Grand Canyon National Park. The family had a tour of Hopi Point on the south end of the canyon.
