Earthquake Lake with Carol, Lee & Jerry

Today we headed to Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park.

Along the way, Marlon pointed out to Carol, Lee & Jerry some of the destruction that occurred 50 years ago that resulted in the formation of Earthquake Lake.

Carol was so startled with the destruction Marlon had to hold her upright.

Her toenails turned a purplish pink.

Doorless outhouse anyone?

Please don't eat the daisies...

Okay, they are NOT daisies.

Some airplanes flew in formation near the Earthquake Lake Visitor Center.

Right...

A drive to the top of the visitor center parking area provides a beautiful view of the Madison Valley.

For more pictures, click here pictures 51-64 and 120-145.

To be continued...

Yellowstone Park with Carol, Lee & Jerry Part 1

Carol, Lee and Jerry came to visit for a few days.

On their first visit to the park, they enjoyed the Fountain Paint Pots.

They viewed a little eruption of Clepsydra Geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin.

Do these people look like they are staying the required 25 yards from this bison?

Thermal runoff is always an awesome view.

Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest of Yellowstone's many colorful hot springs.

Old Faithful was erupting as Carol, Lee & Jerry approached it.

For more pictures, click here pictures 1-50.

To be continued...

St. Anthony, Idaho and Ashford, Idaho's Frostop Drive-In

Today we visited Saint Anthony, Idaho. It is an old-fashioned small town with this roaring creek running through it.

We dined at Ashford, Idaho's long-standing Frostop Drive-In. Mmm-mmm-good. Have some fry sauce with that!

Here's our patio area now that summer is here.

And here's a picture of the front of our site.

Here's our prisoner.

He wouldn't talk.

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To be continued...

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Today we just drove down the road with nowhere particular in mind and saw a sign that said Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 28 miles. What the heck!

Here's the road...

Still over 20 miles away and already seeing wildlife...

They were polite and went around our vehicle while obeying the speed limit.

Some scenery...

To get to where we were headed, we had to traverse Red Rock Pass and cross the Continental Divide.

Oh no! We came across some wild cows.

Both Montana and Idaho have some of the most lush greenery in the United States.

We hope Red Rock Pass doesn't take us too close to the top.

More wildlife was briefly spotted before it sprinted away.

Did we mention the paved road ended about 2 miles into the 28 mile trip?

Unlike most groups of cows who totally ignored us, these cows were looking for their leader.

Watch our video below to see what we mean.

This is the Schoolhouse Duck Camp. Whatever that is.

A little wild bird hopped among the puddles on the road.

A wild mouse searched for cheese.

More wildlife hung back from the road too scared to approach us.

The sun was beginning to descend.

Time to head back down the road.

First we stopped and looked at Hell Roaring Creek which is the upmost source of the Missouri River and located 3,745 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.

These horses insisted that they get equal time on the blog.

A second group of leader-seeking cows watched us as we headed back to West Yellowstone.

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To be continued...

Canyon Street Grill, West Yellowstone, MT

Today we ate with our friend, Candice, at the Canyon Street Grill-a 50's style diner on Canyon Street (where else?) in West Yellowstone.

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To be continued...