We were heading for South Dakota with a planned stop at Buffalo as it was too far to drive in one day. We had a choice of routes but opted to go back to Yellowstone before heading east as it seemed like it would be a more interesting route. We weren't wrong - Wyoming, wow! In Canada & Alaska we had explored the gold rush areas but this is cowboy country. The scenery was straight out of a western movie. Early afternoon we arrived in Cody, named after Col. Wi...

As the Teton Mountains are so close to Yellowstone we had pay them a visit, albeit a fleeting one. The good weather persisted and we easily managed to get a spot at Colter bay campground, we even got our propane cylinder refilled which surprised us. Turned out we still had plenty left in there though. We hired a canoe for a few hours on Jackson Lake - this must be one of the most scenic paddles we have ever had. Lots of islands and hidden bays and a backdrop of...

I'm guessing it was a library book that at the age 8 or 9 I first read about Yellowstone Park and saw a picture of 'Old Faithful' geyser. Just over 4 decades later, Donna and I are standing looking at 'Old Faithful'. It's just as I remembered the picture, an arc of spectators, a small rise in the ground and a huge fountain of steam and water except that we are waiting for the steam and water. Old faithful is just steaming gently, it blow's its top around every ...

We had a long drive ahead of us from North Montana to it's southern border with Wyoming. After the glorious scenery of Glacier National Park the rest of Montana seemed like it was going to be a big disappointment. A winding road twisted through freezing fog with cows in the road. The weather and scenery were uninspiring. When we hit habitations it got even worse, ramshackle buildings with makeshift fences and abandoned vehicles - are these people living the Ame...

First stop in mainland USA was Glacier National Park which at some point will need renaming. In the 1800's there were 150 glaciers here, now there are less than 30 and those are diminishing rapidly. It is expected that at some time between 2020 and 2030 they will all be gone. This area belonged to the Blackfeet Indians who reluctantly sold it to the white invaders. Why - probably because they had suffered two starvation winters and money from the sale would sto...