This trip to Yellowstone has really been diverse for us. Besides our efforts to see some of the “off-the-beaten-path” stuff and doing new things we had not done before at Yellowstone, we also set out to explore the area outside Yellowstone. In the north, we did the Beartooth Highway. During our
It was a great stay in Gardiner and we had a wonderful time in the north part of the park. But it was time to move and see the other areas of the park. We repositioned to West Yellowstone and set out to see the sights and features that are
After a few days of searching out wildlife and driving ourselves dizzy on mountain roads, it was time to see the sights and features of the northern part of Yellowstone. The area around Mammoth Hot Springs is known for its terraced hot springs and old Army post. There is also
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One of the things we have always wanted to do in conjunction with a trip to Yellowstone is drive the Beartooth Scenic Highway. The highway is actually U.S. Highway 212 that runs between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, Montana. It scales the 10,947’ Beartooth Pass for 64 miles and
As I new blogger, I am still learning all the intricacies of how to blog. One thing I am learning on this trip is: doing the fun things we write about cuts into our time to write about them 🙂 Needless to say, we are a little behind on sharing
With our last two days along the coast, we took every opportunity to seek out and enjoy the unique sights of the Pacific Northwest and eat fresh seafood. We managed to spend a day checking out the rest of Whidbey Island and a day exploring Puget Sound and Friday Harbor.
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After our intermission in the Seattle area, we hit the road again and headed up to Whidbey Island, Washington. We have friends that live in Anacortes we visited and we had heard wonderful things about the San Juan Islands. We stayed for three full days and got a great first
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