Blogs from Butte, Montana, United States, North America - page 2

THE YIN AND THE YANG It would be hard to find a day that changed so drastically from morning to afternoon. Yesterday morning was close to perfect. Weather was a ten. Temperature was about 25 degrees. Winds were light and variable (does that sound like a boater). No lightning, no thunder and no rain. The roads were a ten. Thirty miles of perfection. Over 200 turns, 30 switch backs, 5 tunnels, 3 pigtails and 6 bridges. Scenery was an 8.5. The only reason it did not reach a ten was there was no ocean. There were views of Mount Rushmore, buffalo, granite canyons, lakes and rivers. The traffic was light and mostly other motorcycles. We had countless photo opps and many pull outs that allowed photos. We took almost five hours to complete the thirty miles ... read more

Because wordpress refused to upload my pics..im on here now. We used this for our europetrip and I was pleased...so onward... Don't ever enter yellowstone from the south entrance through the grand tetons if yor in an old, over loaded old van....ufh......with the brakes smoking and me screaming a bit....we made it to the bottom to a nice camping place that had a bar..thank god I needed that beer...holy crap..... Yellwstone was nice but I was worn out from the fear of those mountains.... really pretty but went to bed early....woke up to pitch blackness....the dark was so total it ate up the light from the flashlight I used to try and get to the bathroom...seriously...total dark. This morning we got up and saw old faithful and made breakfast right therein the parking lot. Afterwards...on to ... read more

The drive from Casper to Cody took us through area that was quite bare. Not many cattle, virtually no crops, very dry, few dwellings. Cody was the first time on this trip that we crossed our path from our last big trip, two years ago. We even happened to stay in the same RV park. Since we already had spent a bunch of time in Yellowstone and had enjoyed the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, we did not repeat those experiences. We went for a nice long walk through the town in the morning, in the cooler air, but then packed up and headed north. As we approached Montana, the terrain started getting greener, near rivers and thanks to more irrigating. We saw many herds of grazing cattle. And it became more mountainous. Prior to Red ... read more

Hooray! I found a new Travel Blog site. This is my first entry so give me a day or so to figure it out. I'll try to get everyone listed as a subscriber as soon as I can. Be certain to allow webmaster@travelblog.org to your email. Today we traveled about 450 miles along I-90 to Butte, Montana. We don't remember driving though this area before which made it really fun. Woke up to some snow on the car this morning (I told Ralph to leave my snow brush/scraper in the car.) But the day soon warmed up to dry roads and on and off sunshine. I mean SUNSHINE. As the sun was descending on the horizen ahead of us, we came over a rise at one point to be blasted by a gigantic yellow beam of ... read more

SEPTEMBER 13 TUESDAY …overcast the entire day, and rain tonight … took state highways from glacier national park to butte, montana and took the interstate from there down to three forks, montana … … you may get tired of hearing this, however, it is true: though we didn’t see very much sun today the scenery was delightful … the rain and low clouds added ambiance … met some people tonight who were complaining that all they had had since leaving Michigan was rain … guess it all depends on one’s attitude toward life … … tomorrow we will head south along the western border of yellowstone national park … up a river and narrow canyon to the west yellowstone entrance to the park … it is, i believe, the most scenic routes into Yellowstone, with the ... read more