Blogs from West Yellowstone, Montana, United States, North America - page 3

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

On making it through Oregon's vast rural East side, we made it into picturesque Idaho. Faced with the decision of interstate or rural road, it was an easy decision to head for the mountains and follow the Middle Fork river along the famous Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway (Highway 21) from Boise to Stanley, then taking Route 73 to Ketchum before checking out Craters of the Moon National Park. From there, we travelled through the bizarre Arco before heading straight for miles through the eerie landscape of Route 26 that slices through the vast Atomic City and the enormous US National Laboratory area (all signal dampening included!) to reach Idaho Falls. From there, on to West Yellowstone in Montana and a venture to Buffalo Bill's hometown of Cody, Wyoming to pick up some cowboy boots and spurs. ... read more

Wednesday June 30th Daily Information High temp: 80 Low temp: 53 Campground Elevation: 6,735 above sea level Highest Elevation: 6,735 above sea level Lowest Elevation: 6,735 above sea level Traveled 0 miles Departed N/A Weather wonderful, warm today, low humidity and a shower late afternoon. Highlights On the road laundry caught up Roast beef dinner prepared by Gama Walked to the Post Office - Wa Hoo R & R day FYI: I posted 5 days yesterday so if you missed them go to previous day and continue back through them Tomorrow traveling to Declo, Idaho and camping on the Snake river headed for Crater Lake, Oregon ... read more

We have had marginal phone and internet service for six weeks. I guess that's the price we pay for the mountain views. We checked in to an RV Resort very close to Glacier National Park. We met up with friends Sandy and Bruce who travel in their 42' Holiday Rambler. The panorama view of glacier-topped mountains is too breath-taking to describe. First day we hiked through the park to Avalanche Lake. The hike had a 500 ft. elevation, starting at 7,000 ft. We found that hiking 4 miles at this elevation was a real wake-up call. Need more oxygen. The next day we took the famous drive up "Road to the Sun." This was an experience. We had to stop to let a mountain goat come down the mountain and over the road. Leaving Glacier we ... read more

History & Heat Yesterday we had a leisurely morning and left West Yellowstone for a van tour of the area west of the park. There was only one other couple in the 8-passenger van, which was nice. Laurie was our guide. He's lived in the area for many years, hiking, hunting and fishing all over, including in the high country. He showed us the area affected by the huge earthquake of 1959, which created a lake, caused a 20 foot shift in the shoreline, and caused 49 people to lose their lives. If we'd just driven by it, we'd have noticed the changes in the landscape, but probably not understood why they occurred. We next went to Virginia City, an old gold rush town. At the height of the boom, it had a population of ... read more