Welcome to Day 18. It started innocently enough…us looking for a good cup of coffee to help us wake up on our way to Yellowstone.
Where the wild things are
Here we are at Day 17 (holy cow). We had a relaxed day and did some light hikes to some pretty lakes in the area. The weather was spectacular.
Yellowstone’s violent past has created a beautiful present
Today was an adventure of the geothermal variety in the caldera of the continent’s largest volcano. We saw geysers erupt, mud pots bubble, and boiling hot streams roll over rocks crusted with colorful bacteria.
The Tetons are missing!
Howdy, cowboys and cowgirls! This is going to be a super quick update since not a whole lot happened today. The clouds have been hanging low and the weather has been a mixed bag of sorts.
The mystical 12-hour drive to Wyoming
Good evening from very chilly Jackson, Wyoming! Today’s drive was the longest so far and the most dramatic.
Good-bye, Glacier!
Today we bade farewell to Glacier and began our drive south. Before we left the area, we decided to check out the Two Medicine section of the park.
I hiked deep into the heart of grizzly country and survived!
Well, we lucked out! Weather forecast was for a cold rain today. We headed out anyway and were rewarded with a slightly chilly, but pretty day!
Glacier National Park is glorious!
Here we are at Day 11 already! What better way to spend it than at Glacier National Park? First stop on the agenda was the famous Going to the Sun Road, a 50-mile scenic route through the park.
Montana’s other nickname should be “the windy state”
Hooray! We’ve arrived in East Glacier, Montana. The six hour drive took us through hundreds of miles of pancake-flat farmland, gently rolling hills, bendy rivers, golden yellow prairies, and even a meadow filled with hundreds of buffalo!
Mamma mia, Montana!
Hello from “big sky country,” otherwise known as Montana! We (I) actually managed to successfully grab a photo of the “Welcome to…” sign as we crossed the border. This has been something we haven’t been very good at so far.…