What a busy day! We closed up camp and I heard someone else yelling at their kids (not in a mean way). It’s nice to know we aren’t alone. Ha ha!

We drove around Yellowstone and saw a lot of the geysers. The sulfur smell really takes you aback, but they geysers are really cool to look at, some of them bluer than any ocean. We stopped at the Old Faithful General store and grabbed some ice cream while we waiting for Old Faithful. The ice cream was really good and Old Faithful was a neat thing to see. It was kind of funny how as soon as it stopped going off, almost everyone high tailed it out of there. On our way out of Yellowstone we saw elk, moose and buffalo.

We then headed off to Montana and drove on Bear Tooth pass. I have to say, this is the most beautiful scenery, right up there with Kauai. And if you ever have the opportunity to do this drive, by all means, do it. I don’t think you’d regret it. There’s a spot called “On Top of the World” and it really does feel that way when you look down at the valleys. There was snow up there and even though we were cold in our shorts and tshirts, we had a lot of fun tossing snowballs. Nolan was a little uncertain about the snow, though.

As we started heading down Bear Tooth we stopped at a rest stop and found a friendly chipmunk that ate cashews out of Erin’s hand. We ended up stopping in Red Lodge, Montana for the night. Very nice little town that caters to bikers (the Harley type). The hotel was quite expensive but we felt like we deserved it. The bug bites are still itching me, even after finally scratching them to death. I feel like a leper. We were very happy with the pool at the hotel, too. We had dinner at this place that was a combo Mexican/pizza restaurant. Patrick had pizza, Erin had tamales and I had a burger. Oh, and Nolan has been more interested in eating off our plates than eating his baby food.

Erin and I would very much like to come back here and visit more. Next time would be easier with an RV, though. Maybe some day.