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Had a fab time yesterday at Waterton Lake:

More adventures are planned for today.

Life is good, y'all!

Beautiful day in Alberta!

This will be my daily spot to sit and catch the free wifi.

Today is beautiful and cool for our ramble down to Waterton NP.

All 4 vehicles are about to line up to leave, so I need to get over and get in line.

We plan to have a great day. I hope y'all do, too!

Making memories in different mountains.

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Glacier NP...Oh, Canada!

We left W Yellowstone after breakfast yesterday, needing to be close to the Canadian border for our border crossing today.

We've been to the western side of Glacier NP often, but had neglected the eastern side. We arrived at the St. Mary entrance late afternoon to learn that there was only 13 miles of open road on this side of the park--Logan Pass is expected to be open next week. Bugger.

Oh well, we hopped in the car and enjoyed the views as far as we could go. I saw several elk on this hillside just a bit down the road, after snapping this photo



And this park vehicle had to vie for a spot in the road, hauling tourists around:



On our way back to the campground just inside the park, a wolf crossed the road in front of us. No time for a photo! He wanted to be safe and was fast.

So today is the day we meet up with 7 other motor homes for a 19 day adventure in the Canadian Rockies--17 people, all total. MM and I have seen a few of the places we will visit, but we will also visit many places unseen by us, all with a group of good people.

I have set up a blog for the caravan, and will post as able. Not every CG has Internet, but we will seek it out and y'all can see the fun we are having and learn a little about the different areas:
www.rockiesramble.blogspot.com

Follow along and say howdy to the group!

Life from the road...is always changing, y'all!

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Where the buffalo roam

Only on the E side of Yellowstone, apparently. And they own the road! Several cars had to wait for 4 to cross:



We sat in the porch of the lodge yesterday and enjoyed lunch and Old Faithful's blow, which occurs approximately every 90 minutes. She didn't disappoint:



Both of us were ready to go back to the Moho by then, where we got chores done, then chilled for the evening.

We are now on the road heading in Montana perhaps to E Glacier NP. The scenery before us is green rolling hills, cows, pastures, and snow capped mountains in the distance. Beautiful!

Tomorrow, we cross over into Canada to meet up with our Moho gang. Stay tuned...a wonderful new adventure awaits us.

Rolling on!

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Tuesday in Yellowstone

We saw quite a few buffalo and moose yesterday on our trip through the eastern part of the park. These two said goodbye to us this morning as we left Flagg Ranch on the Snake River (plus a lonely eagle that didn't photo well):





Madison CG was already full this morning, so we continued N and are parked N of the town of W Yellowstone with electric so that I can do laundry tonight. Excitement. We has it.

Heading back into the park now to check out Old Faithful. We did not see a single animal in the park on our first pass. Strange!

I learned that Linda's daughter is working 3-12 way in the north end of the park, so we probably won't get to see Jamie. Bugger.

Phone service is spotty in the park. No news is good news...unless there is a large rumble from under our feet!

Weather is cool and beautiful...just perfect for being outdoors enjoying our beautiful park.

Life is good, y'all. Go exploring!

Monday and time to move on!

 

The church service was seriously awesome, and the chapel was overflowing...again.  Good thing we got there early.  The guest priest from Charlotte, NC, was truly inspiring, incorporating a fly-fishing lesson (complete with pole!) into his homily, and how that technique relates to how we handle life.  Great guy!  And we saw a large herd of buffalo en route to the chapel.  It was the beginning of a good day.

After the service, we drove down to Jackson Hole and had a delightful lunch, splitting a bowl of shrimp bisque and a salmon salad.  Yummy for the tummy.  And a beer…that made us sleepy…so we went back to the coach for a nap.  Hey, we’ve had a busy two days, so we deserved a nap.

A visit to Jackson Lodge for another beer and enjoyment of the scenery, and a cruise through the park followed.  We checked out a spot on the Snake River just outside Yellowstone where we stayed a few years ago that is now back open, so that is where we are heading this morning to spend one night there.  We will tour Yellowstone on the southern end, and then move on up north of it for a thorough visit up in the western end.  Yellowstone is a large park!

On our drive back to the coach, we spied a couple of deer and two large elk herds.  The above photo was taken just after we entered Moran Junction.  Late afternoon is not the best time for photos, but it was when we were there.  Period.

That’s life from the road for today.  Have yourselves a ginger peachy day.  We sure will!

Mountain time!

 

Ignore the bugs, but note the snow on the ground as we approached Teton National Park yesterday afternoon.  This, after spotting one moose and three deer.  Oh how we love seeing the wildlife!

We got all settled in our favorite primitive campsite, welcomed by a small army of mosquitoes.  Noah could have left that pair off the ark, as far as I am concerned, but I know other critters love to feast on them.  Eat faster!

We enjoyed a very nice dinner at Hatcher Resort last night, then decided to just chill at the moho after all our driving—1,900 miles in 48 hours!  Neither one of us mind doing that—occasionally.  Getting here to all this beauty was worth it, despite the mosquitoes.

This morning we are off to the 10a service at Chapel of the Transfiguration.  This is a quaint old church in the middle of God’s country inside the park.  Peaceful, casual, and a great place to worship with people from all over the world.  It’s a popular spot.  When we brought the kids here many years ago, it was so crowded that we all had to sit outside on the benches and watch/listen through the open windows.  Surrounded by that beauty, who cares.

We will leave here in the morning and trade this beauty for Yellowstone and its different scenery for two nights.  More beautiful country awaits us on our journey north to Canada.

Happy Sunday.  Life is chilly (41!) but good, y’all!