Fairfield Inn By Marriott Bozeman

We left Missoula around 10 o'clock today to head towards Bozeman. It was a nice relaxing drive though the Montana Rocky Mountains and "Charlie" did great! (Yes we named the van, ok so I named the van) <br><br>We Arrived in Bozeman around 2:00 and thought we would take in some education and visit the Museum of the Rockies. While trying to find our way we got stuck in a turn only lane ...

We spent a second day at Yellowstone Park, visiting the Mud Volcano and Sulphur Caldrons along the road from Fishing Bridge to Canyon Village. It was quite amazing to see large pools of mud boiling. There was a cave that seam and boiling water came out of with a loud noise called Dragon's Mouth Spring. There were some wonderful falls on the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. After having lunch in Canon Village we continued on to Norris and visited some of the geysers ...

... es sehr unt**haltsam und unbedingt einen besuch w**t.<br><br>neben armee-helikopt**n und -fahrzeugen, alten lokomotiven, fahrräd**n, motorräd**n, waffen all** art, dem grössten je gefangenen büffel gibt's ganze poststellen und schulzimm** eing**ichtet wie um 1900 und früh**. <br><br>FAZIT: am**ikas wund** bringen einem nicht nur zum staunen sond**n vorallem auch zum wund**n...<br>

We were a day early getting to our reserved spot at the Yellowstone North entrance so this site was recommended to us. It was a nice relaxing park right by the Yellowstone River. The river is swift flowing and not very deep. It seems like most of the people here flyfish and the current moves them swiftly north and I am not quite sure how they get back it seems like a heck of alot of rowing.<br><br>Didn't do much today but relax.

... of an abundance of fresh huckleberries and flathead cherries being sold at roadside stands), the National Bison Range (home to the remaining 350-500 wild buffalo that once roamed the west in a herd of 35 million plus), Missoula (home to the University of Montana), Beavertail Hill State Park (directly situated on the Clark River where we camped overnight), Butte ...

... two feet tall, a foot wide and about five inches thick, with a torn cloth cover. Wow -- we're old! Looking under the our initial and then by date, there we were, written in ball point pen. It was kinda cute. I can get my passport now!<br><br>After this we drove through the rest of downtown, then down 19th Street. This huge retail suburban area did not exist when I lived here!

We stopped into Bozeman for a couple days to visit Tom Starner and family - wife Kelly Ann, and kids Savanah, Joey, and Bailey. Darren roomed with Tom during his balla' days at UTSA and was coached at UTSA by Tom's dad Stu. We had a great time with a great family in a great area...great!<br>

... office to be fingerprinted and photographed, kids disappointed they weren't as you have to be 14! Then back across the road finally with passports in hand and little green tickets in them allowing us into the states for 90 days, to the man who finally stamped our ve-hick-ill manifests (new big word these guys use all the time???) and we were on our way again at 1.23pm. Heading down the Montana highways with skiing again firmly in the front of our minds.

... only for VIPs - the Liger - it's like only his favourite sushi.....While we were partying we ran into one of our managers from the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone. After a long night we all retreated (some in worse shape than others - Ben). The next morning we got up and headed on our next leg of the journey sad that we had to leave so soon, but we were on a deadline.

... Bozeman. Of course we are dependent on the Lord and the doors that He might open for us while we are there. Then we'll pass off all our contacts and relationships to the stint team who is coming into Rijeka in the Fall. I'm feeling mellow and I want to have a few more days of complete relaxation before I have to direct a summer project. Jody and I seem to work well together. We've never had the ...