We are now happily home after more than seven weeks away. We drove more than 10,000 miles and spent... well, I really don't want to add it all up! Tabette is all covered up and put away for the season, waiting for our next outing next spring perhaps. (That's Tabette on the left.)
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
We left the cabin and drove through Yellowstone, this time through Canyon Village and Yellowstone Lake. Here's a colorful view of the Yellowstone River near Mammoth Hot Springs and the sleepy bison at the lower terrace.
We stopped to view the lower falls near Canyon Village and had lunch at Yellowstone Lake. It was finally a lovely, warm day so we took full advantage.
We found one of the few picnic tables still accessible on the lake. Lots of the access roads were covered with snow since it had snowed quite a bit over the weekend. As a matter of fact, two of the roads through the park were still closed.
When going south out of Yellowstone National Park, you drive right into Grand Teton National Park in the Bridger Teton National Forest. The sun was just perfect to show the colors but unfortunately this picture does not really show the gorgeous yellows. 
But here's one of the first views you get of the Grand Tetons from the north from Yellowstone. We stopped overnight at Jackson, Wyoming and then drove home the next day. Here's one shot taken just south of Jackson.
But here's one of the first views you get of the Grand Tetons from the north from Yellowstone. We stopped overnight at Jackson, Wyoming and then drove home the next day. Here's one shot taken just south of Jackson. 
Monday, October 8, 2007
We took a ride to Bozeman to check it out and have lunch. Then we took a ride up north and east of Bozeman. As you can see, the area is very beautiful.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
On Sunday we finally got to go into Yellowstone to see Old Faithful. Of course it started snowing so we couldn't get any good pictures of the geyser. But we had a great tour of the Yellowstone Inn and we saw a few lazy bison on the roadside.
Here are a couple of photos of the upper and lower terraces near Mammoth Hot Springs. Not very appealing.
Roxie meets skunk
While at the cabin, the dogs were quite funny. Both being terriers, they each thought they were the only dog in the house. They'd walk past each other and pretend they didn't see each other. One night, I opened the front door to let Roxie outside. Thankfully, I had her on the leash because the skunk that was getting into the garbage, wasn't about to give it up. (The person who put the garbage bag temporarily on the front porch shall remain nameless.) Roxie immediately jumped on the skunk while I tugged on the leash as hard as I could. After what seemed like an hour, I was able to drag Roxie off the skunk and pull her back into the house. I slammed the door just before the skunk left its mark on the front of the house. For the next few days we had to live with the skunk smell in the front rooms and Roxie had to have another bath when we got home.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
We followed I94 through North Dakota and stopped at this rest area near Medora. It's a view of the Painted Canyon in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It reminds me of the Painted Desert in Arizona. 
The national park is in Little Missouri National Grasslands.
The national park is in Little Missouri National Grasslands. Then it was into Montana, the final leg of our journey, for a few days anyway. We were joining my sister Bonnie, her husband Alan, and their dog Jasmine. They had rented a cabin just south of Livingston, right on the Yellowstone River.
