May 25, 2013
Therefore, we are going to overwhelm you all with 3 days worth of stories! :) We drove to Montana, the west entrance of Yellowstone in search of WiFi. It was a beautiful drive and we are so glad we made the trek. We saw numerous Buffalo, 3 bears and a herd of elk! Seeing the 3 bears was by far the coolest. We were glad that we were in our car and not on foot. I, Jennifer, tried to snap a picture really quick, but I had my focus all messed up.
We began our day with a nice 3.5 mile hike, mostly uphill, on Elephant Back Trail. It brought us to a beautiful vista overlooking Yellowstone Lake and surrounding mountains. The beginning of the hike we were a bit skittish because of the threat of bears coming out of hibernation. The hike we originally wanted to make this morning was closed due to numerous bear sighting.
We were sad, but would rather be safe than eaten.
We were sad, but would rather be safe than eaten.
After our brief nature adventure and typical American burgers/fries/milk shake lunch, Jennifer passed out on the couch while I (David has the keyboard now) passed time playing a game on the iPad. We decided to head north of the RV park for a first to see the Mud volcanos, which, other than the awful sulphur smell, was well worth the short trip. It's hard to pass up places called "Sulphur Caldron" or "Black Dragon Caldron."
The crowds have increased significantly, likely due to Memorial Day traffic, which in a way makes it easier to spot wildlife due to the hordes of camera wielding people hastily parked on the side of the road, likely risking as much danger getting hit by a car as to getting too close to wild critters. All that's left for the day is to relax, watch a movie, and play some guitar. Pretty fair day by our book. Maybe we'll get to see a bear or two on the drive back...
The crowds have increased significantly, likely due to Memorial Day traffic, which in a way makes it easier to spot wildlife due to the hordes of camera wielding people hastily parked on the side of the road, likely risking as much danger getting hit by a car as to getting too close to wild critters. All that's left for the day is to relax, watch a movie, and play some guitar. Pretty fair day by our book. Maybe we'll get to see a bear or two on the drive back...
Thanks again to everyone taking the time to keep up with what we are doing. We wanted to take a moment today to especially thank the Makuh family for how generous they have been with us. We were thinking of you today and you are always an encouragement to our lives and our marriage. We love you guys! We will try to get more pictures. Most were taken on Jen's SLR and we don't, at the moment, have a way to get them onto the iPad without another computer. Any ideas to that end would be great.
For now, here is a picture of our drive out of Yellowstone towards Montana. We won't have access to internet for the coming days again, but will continue to write posts as they happen and upload once we have a connection. With that, we will be back in a few days!
For now, here is a picture of our drive out of Yellowstone towards Montana. We won't have access to internet for the coming days again, but will continue to write posts as they happen and upload once we have a connection. With that, we will be back in a few days!
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