Geo: 40.7372, -114.037Well we didnt make Reno as planned, but this is just fine. The hotel is not much to look at from the outside, but it was very spacious inside. We dropped off our luggage and headed out to investigate which casino we would be eating at. We drove past 5 of them and Naomi choose the Peppermill Casino. We saw a menu before entering the restaurant area, but after one look at the buffet, decided on the buffett. The price for the buffett was $18 however! So I made sure I got my money's worth. The food was alright. The salad bar was very good as well as the mash potatoes (Naomi and I both liked them). The rest of the food was a little bland. After eating we stopped and looked around a ... read more

Geo: 43.8261, -111.783We got to Yellowstone Bear World about 5 minutes before they opened. The cost to get in was about $28, then another $90 for a guided truck tour where you feed the bears and elk and deer and to feed the baby bear cubs. The tour was not worth the price, but the baby feeding was cool. We drove through the park in my car before the guided tour and bottle feeding. We left Yellowstone Bear World about noon.... read more

Geo: 44.6622, -111.103I was right! 4:30 am does arrive too early after a short nights rest! I got us on the road, after a little nagging at Naomi who was trying to work on responding to people who are interested in her website. We headed through the park to Mammoth Hot Springs and then to Madison Junction and finally through West Yellowstone. I expected to see some moose and/or elk, but only elk were in Elk Park along the road in the morning fog. The rest of the way was uneventful. We left the park not seeing one bear or one wolf or one moose! We then headed to Rexburg, Idaho.... read more

Geo: 44.9163, -110.417As we were traveling to Tower Roosevelt Falls, we were stopped by a small group of buffalo (Tatanka!)! They had come off the hillside and then began to walk towards our car! OMG!!! They headed in single file straight for the car and turned only at the last minute! I thought for sure that they were going to go over my car! Naomi and I had our camera going. I thought I had pushed the movie mode and it wasnt until we got to the falls did I see that I had not done so! What a miss! It was so cool to see these creatures walking toward you with a look that totally intimmidated me! By the time we got to the falls, the sun was back out. Afterwards, Naomi drove us to ... read more

Geo: 44.736, -110.493I wanted to show Naomi the two major waterfalls in the park. As we headed out about 12:30 the sky became clouded. As we got into Mammoth Hot Springs to pick up some water at the general store, gusty winds began to blow. The door to the store was open and a very strong gust blew in and toppled some wine bottles onto the floor. Luckily, they didnt break. We got back to the car just in time before the clouds let go! We drove down to Canyon Junction to have a late lunch. After waiting about 20 minutes we were able to eat a moderately good meal at a reasonable price. By the time we finished, it had started to clear up outside.... read more