Yellowstone National Park

ONCE IN EVERY LIFETIME . . .
Everyone should visit Yellowstone National Park at least once--it is truly spectacular. Roaring, howling steam vents, boiling bubbling springs, and shooting fire-hose geysers are other-worldly surprises in the otherwise glorious mountain landscape. I had the honour of being (slightly) splashed with boiling white mud! Yellowstone was the climax of the road trip from New Hampshire to Alberta, for Ken & me. Yup, my sweetie drove 2700 miles across the continent to be there for me at my graduation in Wilton, and fetch me back home! August 1st, we 'did' New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York State, and enjoyed dinner at the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca! August 2nd, we left New York State and 'did' Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. That night we spent in the town of LeClaire, Iowa, on the Mississippi River. August 3rd and 4th were South Dakota--we loved the Black Hills, the Missouri River, and Badlands National Park. We shared the road with bikers everywhere, in the area for the big rally in Sturgis. August 5th and 6th were Wyoming, Montana, and the fabulous Yellowstone Park--you go there! By August 7th we (and especially Ken) were thoroughly tired of motels and motel breakfasts (even cook-your-own waffles can wear thin after awhile), and we pushed on home to Alberta.

So happy to be home!