We had an interesting ride through eastern Montana. Almost immediately the landscape changed once again. I think children should not be told that the earth is a like a nice round ball. It is actually a very bumpy sphere!
There is a reason Montana is known as Big Sky country. The vistas are so vast that it seems like the sky is a huge blue dome. I kept thinking it seemed like we were riding on top of the world. It was a very relaxing ride.
We arrived in Yellowstone mid afternoon. We came in the North Entrance which worked out nicely because we were able to drive through a large portion of the park to get to the West entrance where we are camping for the next two nights. It was hard not to take a picture at every bend because we saw one beautiful scene after another. We hiked along some of the hot springs and geysers. I was amazed at the amount of heat I felt on my body just standing near them.
Jim spotted more wild bison but I was thrilled to find the first elk. Jim usually spots wildlife and birds way before I do, so I was very excited.
The beauty of this national park is awesome. The lyrics of a song ran through my head "Oh Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the world Your hands have made..." .
Tonight we are camping in a place which is surrounded with mountains. It has become sharply cooler and I expect we will be grateful for our down comforter. It will be warm and sunny tomorrow. We are so thankful for the really great weather we have been enjoying on this trip.
The Internet connection we have available here is very poor so I am not sure this will post or not today so I will notate that it is Wednesday, August 29.
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