| August 14, 2007 - Yellowstone National Park |
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...some of you will notice the glove I'm wearing is a heated glove. Yes, it was a chilly upper 30s
this Montana morning; quite the contrast to the triple digits many parts of the country are experiencing
at current!
Webmaster Note: My Mama always taught me that if you can't say something nice don't say
anything at all. Since we've been in triple-digits and half-hundred humidity for 3 weeks
I'm just gonna keep my mouth shut!
Sadly, Yellowstone was also effected by smoke from various fires. West Yellowstone got the smoke
from the ID/MT fires while the east entrance to Yellowstone was actually closed due to a raging fire
just outside the park. That east fire looked like this from the park loop road and across Lake Yellowstone:
“Mo” the moose had a great ride today:
A smokey Yellowstone:
“Hey, Bubba, get the kids and git over here!”
AGirl
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I couldn't outrun the sun last night and with deer everywhere I was forced to find a campsite that
would have to make do. I love to ride (um, live) too much to risk a collision with Bambi and
called it a day when I found Federal land (BLM) off a gravel road that was beside the Madison River
(famed fly fishers waters and same river that runs through Yellowstone). I can set up camp and
my tent in less than 6 minutes, which is about how long I had before the sun went down, and did so
under the watchful eye of a pair of antelope. I was amazed they just continued to eat as I
unloaded the bike. After setting up the tent, I stretched out on the picnic table and gazed
at the wonder of the celestial display. The eastern view was simply awesome; the smoke from
the fires blocked the western sky. I awoke several hours later when the Montana wind kicked
up and blew a tumbleweed type thing on me. Anyway, the topo software I consulted before
departing this morning said there were mountain peaks on both sides of my location that ranged from
8,000 to 10,000 feet. Unfortunately, I was lucky to see just a few miles ahead of me when I broke camp:
Onward to Yellowstone National Park today, home to several National Park Passport stamps to add to
my collection (my current list: 
More to come on my adventure today. For now, here are the photos:
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