As our holiday draws to a close and the sun sets on our final day in Yellowstone we find ourselves reflecting on where we’ve been and what we have done and seen during the previous two weeks. We have done…
Category: American Wilderness
We were supposed to rise early this morning but, try as we might, we could not drag ourselves out of bed after our walk along the South Rim yesterday. But no matter – looking out of the window we saw that…
Today we drove the southern loop – Madison, West Thumb, Fishing Bridge, Canyon Junction and Norris Junction. The first of our main destinations was Yellowstone Lake in the south east corner of the park. It’s a lovely drive along its…
The roads in Yellowstone loosely resemble a figure of 8. The journey to the northern loop, the top half of the 8 starts, for us, at the West Entrance to the park at West Yellowstone. It’s 14 miles from here to…
We’ve seen some interesting and fascinating places in recent years but today has been one of the most captivating experiences ever. We’ve spent the whole day exploring Yellowstone’s geothermal features and ‘Geysers’. Although we researched this area before we came…
Day 9 was a really interesting day. Our journey from Glacier to Helena – the Montana State Capital – was one of contrasts and interesting people. Returning to Helena via the route we arrived on would have been the easiest option but we decided…
We had learned from our previous mistake and, this time, decided on our destination and started early to beat the traffic. We drove straight to Logan Pass, didn’t stop en-route for photos and took one of the few remaining parking…
The weather this morning was overcast and chilly and rain was forecast so we decided to take things a little easier today, as our time in the States has been pretty full on up until now. So we drove to a little…
Our plan today was to complete the 100 mile (approx) return trip along the ‘Going To The Sun Road’ from West Glacier to St Mary; a journey that spans the width of the national park. This would allow us to…