Day 7-
Still in Montana! I am not sure who has ever been to Montana but I believe there are two reasons there are little towns all over this state. One- people just got tired and didnt want to go on or 2- they thought they had left the state.
It was time to peace out of Billings and continue to head west. On the list for today was Yellowstone. On our way there we drove through some pretty landscape oh and scary! The GPS was having a "schitzo" moment and tookus through some scenic by-pass which added about two hours to our drive to Yellowstone. The scenic by-pass was beautiful for sure and completely undeveloped. By undeveloped I mean toilets (more on that later).
We were so high up in the mountains there was still ice and snow from last winter. No worries though as there was none in the ground. Dodge a bullet on that one. If you ever drive through this area bring motion sickness pills. The roads were never ending "S" turns. They were so sharp they were for sure capitol "s"! On one of the turns some really "smart" guys were riding a skateboard down the actual road. I guess that is Darwin's theory at its finest. I was able to get one text when we reached the top of the mountain. Dave spotted several mountain goats. Did I mention we were high up?!?
Somewhere in that trip nature called. I was completely unsure as to what I was going to do. I was hoping I would not have to follow Roxie and Gunner's lead. Like a vision in the desert came a little camp thing. It consisted of a general store, tents, grills, grizzly country sign and and outhouse. Yes, I said grizzly crossing and outhouse in the same sentence. I am not sure if I have ever seen something like that in my life. Let's just say it looked like the grizzly went into the outhouse. I will never complain about the potties at The Cup!
We finally got to Yellowstone. The park ranger handed us a piece of paper (to paraphrase) "it's sexy time in the park, please stay away from the animals!" About 10 minutes into the park we saw a giant heard of buffalo. Of course there were a ton of people out of their cars taking pictures. Dave said that is what a zoom lens and sunroofs are for so if we wanted a picture he would stick his head out of the sunroof and snap the photo. We tried to move forward but got stuck in another traffic jam. This time it was buffalo.
After lunch we were driving to see Old Faithful and saw a bull elk in the woods. Well this time we got out. Of course I get yelled at by the park ranger even though he was allowing people to take pictures. I mean do I look like I want to have FaceTime with bull elk?!? We just missed the explosion of Old Faithful because of a buffalo standing in the middle of the street. We didn't see Yogi this time but we did leave his picnic basket!
We stayed in Butte, MO. Yeah we were still in that state. Dave found a great little micro brew. We ended up going there and I was overwhelmed with questions. It turns out the bar was a miner bar. Yep a for real miner bar. They had great beer and a better atmosphere. The down side you ask...the menu consisted of popcorn and "brats" which were actually hot dogs. It was so fun though. In order to get a brat, we had to promise we would be back for October fest next year. Lol! We finally found a place to eat...it was a garage turned into a restaurant.
Other news-
Yippee...hunger strike over! Bad news Roxie has started to shake getting into the car.
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