With over 3,000 miles logged on our trip, we have been on the road for almost two weeks. We have had great weather and today was no different. We even encountered snow on the mountains and wished (again) we had gloves and hats, especially when we stood for an hour and a half, waiting for Old Faithful to be faithful and perform. She did! We walked the boardwalk around the geothermal sites and loved coming into the park past the steaming basins.

We had to see the west side of Yellowstone Park, so we left Great Falls, Montana this morning on a sunny and cool day, travelling through beautiful ranches and quaint towns that had backyard views of majestic mountain ranges, covered in snow. Most of the homes are dark wood or log, roofed in metal, and their ranch entrances have huge log structures with their ranch names.

Leaving Yellowstone and entering the Grand Teton National Park was another stunning spectacle. Around every corner, views of glacier topped mountains, pines, and neon yellow and orange aspens.  Many tourists were stopped on the byways to photograph the foliage, as much as the scenery! Despite warnings of bears, we never spotted any.

Driving through Jackson Hole, Wyoming was wall to wall people and traffic, and the hotel room prices were astronomical, so it was a long 12-hour day of driving to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where we are for the night. Tomorrow, Salt Lake City, Utah.