After crashing for the night in Small Town, Montana, we headed to the casino before driving into Yellowstone. There are casinos all over the place in Montana, most of which are just tiny rooms with a few video machines. No dealers, and you can’t win more than $800. It’s not quite Vegas, but it’ll do for a free drink and good people watching. We spent about an hour just playing video slots and keno, and then loaded up at the gas station for our drive west. As we drove closer to Yellowstone, the scenery became more and more beautiful. Especially after driving through boring, flat North Dakota and Canada, the mountain views were a welcome change. We drove through a tiny town right outside the north entrance to the park, where we ate some lovely wraps
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