Rolled out of Dillion, Montana at 0600 this morning, an hour before daylight. Had to dodge a few deer and antelope, but a little drive with two big cups of coffee, it was a great way to wake up. Gas prices are not the only thing we see that are falling. The temperatures have also dropped. Saw the coldest day we have seen since last winter this morning, a balmy 16 degrees! It was a beautiful clear day, but even then it was 25 to 34 degrees in the Yellowstone.
We pulled into Green River, Wyoming this evening after driving 462 miles, it has been a long day but a good day. Tomorrow, we will visit Flaming Gorge in Utah and Dinosaur National Park before arriving in Montrose in the evening. Saw a tremendous amount of beautiful country today, some areas that I had not expected to be as nice as it was. Also had the chance to see some famous trout fishing rivers including the Madison, Hoback, and the Green River. Anytime you visit the Yellowstone, you can expect a enjoyable time, it was no exception today although we did see very little wildlife. A number of buffalo, wife had a close encounter, and a few cow elk. We came through the west gate and out the south. I think I prefer the north gate route and go out the east gate. Although we saw just a a sprinkling of wildlife inside Yellowstone, we made up for it the remainder of the day. A lot of deer, but no bucks (hunting season is open), another coyote, a couple of distant elk herds and somewhere between 1 and 600 antelope. Several nice antelope bucks, but they are hard to get a good picture as they are very spooky - unless a female is involved. We had a great show this morning, four bucks chasing one female and she outran all of them. We watched them for a half hour, as we pulled away they were still running in circles. It was captured on video.
A Visit To Yellowstone Without Seeing "Old Faithful" Would Be Wrong
The Peak "Grand Teton" Which The Park Is Named After
With Hot Water From The Steam Pots, Warming
The largest of the Antelope Bucks that I have Seen On The Trip,
