Chad the Australian was going north to the airport at Bozeman 90 miles away so was able to give me a lift there. It was a beautiful journey as the first part was still in Yellowstone Park with the road following the river and still blue sky. I thought that I would be able to get transportation from the airport. Wrong. Even a taxi into town was outrageously expensive. So I hitched a lift with a couple of hunters and the daughter of one of them. They were happy to...

My IPhone is playing up. It cuts out unpredictably. Yesterday at Salt Lake City I nearly overslept as my alarm is on the phone- as are so many other things including camera. The bus ride was uneventful. I chatted with the driver. Felt glad I hadn't hired a car as it would have been tedious. Had to change at Regsburg and while waiting for the bus the girls in the motel said to help myself to coffee and I could use their computer to pass the time. The next stretc...