We took some time to get organized so we got a late start out of Spokane yesterday at about 1:30. Made it to Windermere for a late dinner--a 300-mile drive. Sam and Meleah have come with us this far, but plan to head back to the States today. We're heading up the Icefields Parkway--touted as the most beautiful drive in North America. It will have to be beautiful to beat Beartooth Pass. The weather has been perfect so far (insert the sound of me knocking on wo...

To Spokane! We made it without MUCH drama. No surprise hunting knives in the carry-on bags, anyway. That was a relief. Ellis did get caught trying to pass through security with a contraband oversized tube of tooth paste, but his plot was foiled by a wiley TSA agent with a grudge against dental hygiene and a sixth sense for trouble makers like Ellis. We spent the afternoon gathering pieces and parts and getting ready to depart on Saturday. Afterwards, we mad...

We made it! Spokane - 315 miles!

300 miles today to Butte, Montana!

Covered about 320 miles today. Saw a grizzly, a mudslide and Old Faithful. Set our satchel down in Cody, WY.