Blogs from Livingston, Montana, United States, North America

blog 08-02-15 Yellowstone Nat'l Park This morning was an early one by choice. It has been so hot here during the day I thought we'd get an early start for Yellowstone. It is about 45 miles down the road and when the speed limit is 70 it doesn't take very long. I was packed and out of here by 8:10 am, a new record for me. We had lots of water and a snack so I knew we wouldn't starve. It took me 15 min to go the first mile. The campground is on a small 2 lane road used mostly for farm equipment and since the campground is here there are campers too. Very little traffic. As I headed out there were 2 hawks on the irrigation equipment right next to the road, how was ... read more

Day 12. Gardiner to Livingston A bright sunny morning and breakfast at the Mexican next door, with elk doing their rutting across the road in the distance with the drumlins behind. Breakfast was slow and it was nearly 10 am before we got out of town. Luckily it was mostly downhill today so time did not matter. We did 20 miles along the valley following the Yellowstone river and then took a minor road for 30 miles along a stunning valley called appropriately Paradise Valley. Wildlife was in abundance if you looked: Osprey, Red Tailed Hawks, Gooseanders and Mule Deer. in parts it looked quite deprived with a lot of rough shacks and untidy properties but as we went nearer to Livingston there were nice new houses being built. I liked the rough properties since there ... read more

Powell (Wyoming) à Livingston (Montana) ============ 429 km (Cumulatif=4761) ============ Température : 20 degrés en montagne et 28 degrés sur le plat ============ La majeure partie de la journée se passe au parc Yellowstone ============ Résumé : ============ Dans le parc, les paysages sont beaux (Lacs, montagnes, etc.) mais nous sommes très déçus par les arbres. Nous nous interrogeons s’il y a eu un feu de forêt ou si le sol (ancien volcan) ne serait pas propice à ce genre de végétation? ============ - Geyser Old Faithfull : ---------- o Ce geyser est de loin le plus connu de tous; ---------- o À notre arrivée au Geyser, les spectateurs quittent. Nous devons donc attendre environ 90 minutes pour la prochaine éruption. Nous profitons de cette attente bien involontaire pour nous reposer un peu car les journées ... read more