We decided to take a trip to Yellowstone National Park last Saturday. It was just the 2 of us and often there is no better place to talk and visit than inside the car. We love going for drives to places we haven't been. We spent a whole afternoon one time in Clarkston and if you've ever been around Clarkston you know it's not exactly a destination hotspot.
We drove through Gallatin Canyon into West Yellowstone. It had been a long time since either of us had been that way and we forgot how beautiful it is. The national forest accesses were busy with bow hunters and the pull outs along the way were busy with anglers. It was such a perfect day and when we got to the park entrance it was a free pass day! Then we found out why. There was a bicycle trek going on and there were over 300 cyclists on the road which was very frustrating to Robbie who has bouts of road rage now and then. He kept yelling bravely from inside the car, "You people need to get cars!! What's wrong with cars??" We finally got past them at Old Faithful as we journeyed down to Yellowstone Lake and back north to Tower Junction along the Grand Canyon of YNP. We got out and walked some and I waded into the Firehole River.
We came out through the north entrance/exit at Gardiner. It was a low activity day for animals in the park, but we had a good time anyway and enjoyed spending one on one time together. Those days are numbered...There were 3 different forest fires burning in the park. Here's the smoke plume from one.
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