Yellowstone

Friday we took a drive on the highway leading into the north entrance to Yellowstone. The rest of the day we just hung out in Livingston. Saturday morning we packed up and after cleaning ice off of the slide out (with a borrowed ladder) and headed to Bozeman. You know no matter how much time you spend planning things sometimes you forget the essentials. Take for example the ladder mentioned above, we had snow boots laying by the door, naw don’t need them it’s gonna be summer time. If you have read the blogs you know that 15 inches of snow in Denver one should have boots, 10 inches in Montana one definitely should have them. We did go buy some before we left Livingston. Thought we would buy snow shovel (just in case it decided to snow again) SOLD OUT at Walmart. Ice scrappers SOLD OUT ! We did however manage to buy a ladder so I can brush off the snow and ice (just in case it snows) with my hands.

We left Bozeman and headed down to West Yellowstone to meet up with Vickie, our new boss. The campground we are hosting is still buried under snow but Vickie’s husband plowed out the one at Bakers Hole, located just 3 miles from West Yellowstone. They asked if we would mind staying there until they were able to open Lonesomehurst . We said that was fine for us that I was kind of a hermit anyway and this is right up my alley. Now if you look at the pictures included you will notice the roads going through the campground. We will have the place to ourselves for the next week; I say to ourselves but let me explain our other guests here. Currently the Buffalo are birthing and they will be roaming through the campground as they please. Next we will have the pleasure of accommodating any Grizzly’s that feel free to enter in. The picture of the sign taken at the entrance pretty much explains that. Now the only other guest that might cause some concern is the wolf. After setting up camp, we took a walk around the cg with Vickie. I noticed some footprints in the snow (not old prints but fresh prints) and asked what they were. Well, she tells us that it is the print of a very large wolf, the print was around 3-4 inches in diameter (maybe bigger), but for us that was large enough to be concerned.

We opened up the curtains to have a nice view and are really anxious to see some of the wildlife (from a nice safe distance). It’s now dark and we are getting ready to call it a day. One other thing I forgot, the relative we have out here, Peggy, we happened to mention her to Vickie and she tells us that she not only knows her but they are friends, how about that for a small world! Hope everyone is enjoying the blog and we are looking forward to posting some nice photos of this beautiful country that we are blessed to see.