Stage Coach Inn Hotel Yellowstone Park West Yellowstone

... Die Suche nach einem Baeren haben wir noch nicht aufgegeben...<br><br>Der Yellowstone National Park ist ganz klar das landschaftliche Highlight unserer bisherigen Reise. Das muss man den Amis lassen, sie haben zwar komische Politiker und finden die Schweiz nicht auf der Weltkarte, aber die Landschaft ist super geil. Wir werden ganz sicher nicht das letzte Mal hier sein (naechstes Mal aber mit Feldstecher und einer Kamera mit 300mm Objektiv) :-)<br>

... und das in wenigen Tagen...von wegen Kulturschock auf einer Weltreise, bei uns ist es ein Temperaturschock :-)<br><br>Jedenfalls dachten wir, unser California Rental Car hat sowieso nur Sommerpneus. Heute morgen haben wir aber festgestellt, dass alle anderen nur Sommerpneus haben und unser California Auto sogar bereit ist fuer die Passfahrten im Schnee :-)<br><br>Und da alle finden, wir sollten mehr Videos drehen, haben wir heute eine ganze Ladung gemacht :-)<br>

Old Faithful didn't disappoint. <br><br>Saw a beautiful bison at sunset. <br><br>Good<br>riding but the traffic made it more exhausting than necessary.<br>Apparently Yellowstone National Park gets 30,000+ visitors PER DAY!<br><br>More to come later... just wanted to post pics now while i have high-speed connection.

... at the changes in scenery, the vastness of the cliffs, mountains and plains. We felt like the whole drive into the park was charmed, having survived the terror of Tuesday. (Actually, as we were sight-seeing around the park yesterday, I heard J &amp; G trying to figure out something that had happened earlier in the week. Greg asked, &#8220;Was it on the scary day?&#8221; We all knew which day he was referring to!)<br><br>Feeling so ...

... improvement in twelve years, but still aways to go. If they have another bad season in the meantime, there is plenty of undergrowth to fuel another fierce fire. Another really good thing about this time of year in Yellwstone, no tourist. Oh, that is right, already mentioned that one. But it is important. The roads are clear of cars and you can stop where you want to without too much concern about creating a traffic jam (wildlife jams excluded). And ...

... bison, elk and others. But no moose just yet, they were still enjoying the unseasonal warmth and sunshine elsewhere in the park. So, while we really enjoyed stopping to see Mammoth Hot Springs (where impressive tiered terraces have formed from the constant bubbling up of mineral-rich water, although much of it is now dried out) and the Norris Geyser Basin (more bubbling hot-spots and steam-spouting geysers that seemed tantalisingly close to ...

... rêver encore de geyser et d'indiens... Deuxième Jour : retour au parc par la porte Ouest parés avec picnic pour en profiter pleinement. Cap sur les geysers de Norris : ambiance lunaire brumeuse mais chaude...puis direction Canyon pour voir les fameuses "falls" les cascades successives de la Yellowstone River qui ont creusé un canyon très profond et bien jaune...comme le nom du parc. On a fait les photos souvenir comme tout le monde (dont un bus entier de ...

Well, we're still in Helena waiting for post to catch up with us, it's funny how you just take things for granted isn't it? When you're "on the road" little things like receiving post, having an address so you can open a bank account or sign up for a supermarket rewards card (to save valuable dollars on special offers!) becomes impossible. Sometimes electronic mail simply will not do. Interestingly it's not simply an issue for us ...

This morning, we drove down to 'Big Sky' to go white water rafting. We had a great time, but it was a little 'tame' even for the kids. The scenery was beautiful, of course. We did get a few 'class 3' rapids, but overall we were a little disappointed. We did see our first moose on the way home. This evening we ...

... cities where I travel and some put on a good and friendly face and others are Hadleyburgs (see Mark Twain). The first time I went downtown I had parked without paying the meter, a rather small sum. I came back and there was a ticket. But when I took it off I got the surprise of my life. It was a courtesy ticket welcoming me to town and asking me to pay next time I stopped-no fine. So that is what I did this time.<br ...