Old Faithful finally gave me the gusher of boiling water and steam. It only took me three tries to catch the fairly unpredictable geyser.

It was finicky last night and didn't erupt until after dark, so we stayed for another chance to catch an eruption at sunrise. Old Faithful is just not that faithful. She blows every 90 minutes, give or take a half hour. This morning we are firmly planted and will catch her yet!

Like clockwork, Old Faithful is not. Predictions are off by 10-30 minutes average. Waiting for a sunset eruption was one of those "oh well" moments. Just didn't happen. It was still a great place to watch sunset. Maybe sunrise will be more faithful.

After a quick stop at the headwaters of the Missouri River, we made our way down to Yellowstone through Gardiner, Montana. This is the first entrance to Yellowstone and has the big stone gateway. Only a couple of hours til sunset and so many options to choose from!

The gravity of home is pulling stronger, having been gone over three weeks now. There are bills to pay, dogs to feed, treadmills to walk and stresses to have that I guess I’m just not ready to resume just yet. It’s hard to pass by these incredible places and not stop. We’ve been giving each…

Apologies to anyone who gets behind me on the road. I’m slow moving and paying attention to everything at once. I do manage to keep one eye on the road so as not to have a wildlife “encounter” or rub fenders with the cool old cars they shuttle folks around in, but I do have…

Somehow the wildlife didn’t seem very wild, as if they had perhaps seen folks with iphone cameras before. 🙂

We took the “going to the sun” highway as slow as humanly possible, taking every pullout along the way. Every turn brought a new array of sunlight through the clouds and trees. We started early enough to avoid any crowds so it was as peaceful as it was picturesque. There was construction at the top…

The clouds are parting as we approach the "drive to the sun". We stopped in Apgar for Huckleberry pancakes before we attempt the climb. The "No-Stress Express" has 207k miles on her, so we are a bit timid about taking her up the 6500 ft climb on the narrow, winding road. She's roaring to go…

After a boat ride on Lake Pend O'Rielle with new friends, Curtis, Travis & Kayla, we drove Northeast to Big Fork, Montana to catch the beautiful views over Flathead Lake. Big Fork has a cute downtown area, but views of the lake are best found out of town. It started raining, so we pushed on…