A peek at Life on the Road
Sunday 9/26, 2 States, ID, OR, Craters of the Moon Departing Island Park, Idaho on US -20 west. The population is sparse, with clusters of a few business, many are by rivers or lakes for recreation. Linda sees the west side profile view of the Grand Teton Range in the early morning light. A … Continue reading Traveling Idaho, Oregon
9/25, Continental Divide Trail, Targee Pass Targee Pass, Idaho and Montana Saturday, the sky is blue and the sun a warm 65 F, with a pleasant breeze. The Valley View campground is nice enough, and has a laundry which we take advantage of on Saturday. US-20 passes over Targee Pass, a low point in … Continue reading Continental Divide Trail, Targee Pass
3 lanes 15 cars, 4 minute wait. What is it about this National Park? Yellowstone is the first National Park in the US, One of the largest in area, it has largest group of geo-thermal surface features in the world, beautiful scenery, and fantastic wildlife. Yellowstone is a star of the US National Parks. … Continue reading 9/23. Yellowstone, West gate at 7:50
9/22. Great day in Yellowstone At the West Yellowstone gate at 7:50. 3 lines 10 cars deep about a 5 minute wait. It is another cold morning with heavy frost on the ground. Beautiful river fog creates the appearance the river is on fire when illuminated by the first red-orange sunlight. I missed the best … Continue reading Great day in Yellowstone
9/21/2021, Another day in Yellowstone This day was a wonderful experience in Yellowstone, and more than made up for a bit of disappointment on our first visit. Linda does not like to rise early, period, but is willing to make an exception to avoid the human mass approaching park gates from the west entrance … Continue reading Another day in Yellowstone
9/20/2021 Actually, a short day in Yellowstone. The traffic jam in West Yellowstone was backed up west, north, and south, and locked down more than a line up at Disney World. This 1.5 hour delay set the tone for the day unfortunately. Past the grumpiness, we did enjoy some of the geo-thermal pools and … Continue reading Day 1 at Yellowstone
9/19/2021 3 states, MT, WY, ID, 278 miles, 9:45 – 4:45, arrival in 39 degree heavy rain, changing to snow It’s another driving day, rain in the forecast. Light sprinkles start as we are hitching up, and it rains as we drive southwest on Montana Rt. 191. Plenty of dirt is sprayed all … Continue reading 3 states, MT, WY, ID
9/16/2021 Collar Mountain, Near Lewistown It is a five mile hike round trip to the summit of Collar Mountain north east of Lewistown. A chance of rain is in the forecast. It is a brisk morning, temperatures will stay in the 50’s in the valley. The summit is at 5,800’ and we are treated … Continue reading Collar Mountain and Big Spring, MT
9/17/2021 Slippery Ann Camping and Elk Viewing Area, Missouri River Break A campground neighbor told us they had an amazing show of Elk up north near state route 191 in the Upper Missouri River Breaks. The season is pre-rut for the area Rocky Mountain Elk, they gather in herds and the males posture and … Continue reading Elk Viewing, Missouri River Break
A stop at the Teddy Roosevelt NP in North Dakota was not in our plans, but how can you resist,..? when you drive I-94 which passes through the southern end of park. Let’s stop and see the park entrance. Okay, maybe a short park drive, oops, pulling the trailer, sure, lets go. There is … Continue reading 9/13/2021 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Retired and Loving It 