We left Island Park this morning for Hardin, Montana. We decided to go up RT 191 because it looked scenic and we had already been on RT 287. Just 32 miles into the trip we saw Bruce the Bison's cousin, Barry, walking south along the road, probably looking for a Starbuck's. Honest - just walking along the road! Poppa wasn't quick enough with the camera.
Part of the trip was through Yellowstone, then we followed the Gallatin River through a beautiful valley. Nana and Poppa said they want to come back to Yellowstone next year, earlier, before schools are out. (I thought they liked kids!)
The Gallatin River Valley is sprinkled with summer homes and vacation cabins. We saw a sign saying "Bighorn Sheep Crossing", but the only wildlife we saw were small herds of fly fishermen and a school of white water rafters. We definitely have to come back here.
We drove through Bozeman, Montana, which looked very interesting - we should have scheduled an afternoon or a day there. Continuing east, we were out of the mountains and onto the plains. Poppa stopped in Livingston
for gas. It looked like a one-intersection town when he got off I-90 at the first exit. After getting gas, we drove through it and found that it is actually a rather vibrant town with open stores, a big railroad depot museum, etc. Definitely worth a look next time.
we continued to Hardin, which is near the scene of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. We'll tour that tomorrow and then head further east on Saturday.
We'll actually cross vacation paths with Nana's cousin in the next few days. Remember the little sports cars back in Moab? One of them was having a tumbleweed for breakfast? That's what Mary Ellen and Tom drive. I don't know if they have it with them now.
The temperature is in the 90s here! I think this is the first time we've had temperatures above 80 since April 25th. It's supposed to get to 100 tomorrow. And they have forest fires north and south, plus in Colorado. (Mommies - show little ones where Colorado is. On the map it is one of the green ones.)
More tomorrow.
Posted from Nana's iPad
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