Archive for October, 2009
Beware of Bison?
Posted: October 25th, 2009 by Scott
We started our day in Sheridan, WY on our way to Mt. Rushmore. We realized that Devil’s Tower was on the way and had to make a stop. This is the volcanic rock mountain that was used in the movie “Close Encounters”. On the way there, however, Courtney had a run in with the Wyoming […]
Montana again
Posted: October 22nd, 2009 by Scott
We decided after what felt like a considerably warmer yet drizzly night of camping in Mammoth that the plan we had of leaving the park via the Northeast exit and seeing a few more sights and wildlife along the way was not a viable option. We failed to look at the map earlier to read […]
Hot Springs, Cold Weather
Posted: October 22nd, 2009 by Scott
Wednesday we woke to a very chilly morning. It was cold but at least dry. Making breakfast and coffee in the morning, let alone getting out of the sleeping bags was painful. We bundled ourselves up in all the cold gear we had and headed up to the Mammoth Hot Springs. Some of the springs […]