Tthe drive from Helena to West Yellowstone is only a few hours. But it is a stunning drive through very green forests. We arrive in West Yellowstone to be greeted by a massive thunderstorm. I get very we attempting to cook tea in the rain. The rv park has a nice lounge so we are able to eat tea there and dry off. I am told the temperature will dip below zero tonight, so i get an extra blanket to put on top of the sleeping bag. Hope it keeps me warm The following...

After a great night of camping we are off to see more of glacier np. This time we are on the east side of glacier. We stop to get a picture of the mountains with the perfect reflection from a lake. Within 5 minutes the reflection is gone as the wind has picked up a little. We were so lucky. Some of the mountain views in this part are some of the best i have ever scene, utterly breathtaking. We even get to see a black bear crossing the road. We have been told that...

After some magical scenery of Glacier national park we stop at Avalanche in the national park. The last 12 miles of the Sun road is still closed, so Avalanche is as far as we can drive. Gerry waits in the car while i go for a 9k round trip hike to Avalanche Lake. Beautiful walk through dense cedar forest and then the huge lake where the noise form the water falls from the surrounding mountain cliffs is deafening. With plenty of pictures taken i head back to the c...

Well the rain persists as we make our way to the top if Montana near the Canadian border to visit Glacier National Park. There is no let up form the rain, and as we arrive at Kalispell its still raining. Looks like the weather will improve tomorrow, so we stay in Kalispell for the night. No pictures because of the weather

27/12 Another long drive to Rapid City. After arriving in Rapid city we made headed to Mount Rushmore. What an amazing sight!. Spent a few hours taking in the enormity of the carvings. Grabbed a bit to eat in the very empty restaurant. We were lucky to have a deer and calf saunter across the road as we drove through the town. 28/12 Toady takes us to Denver. Not a pleasant drive at all. Winds gusting up to 110mph. The roads weer being closed to trucks, but unfor...