Well, it was another 20 hour journey, but we made it to Billings in fine shape. After departing at 5:30 AM Central Time on 6/28, I dropped Chris off at the MN airport at 9 AM and headed West with an early start. Pirate and I made good time through MN and ND, though around 3 PM I had to stop on a 'No Service' off-ramp and take a 2 hour long conference call. After our brief pause, we resumed our journey, making it to the Hecimovic abode at about 10 PM Mountain Time. Ilija was a little confused/surprised but very happy to see us!
We spent Friday recuperating and preparing for heading into Yellowstone the following day. We got in the Pug Mahon's fix as well as some excellent local brew at Carter's. Katrina's folks have created a home for us at their home and Ilija has found his own routines there and at Yellowstone. He did some great nudie running through the sprinkler, the highlight of Friday afternoon and evening.
We woke up bright and early Saturday and headed into the park. We arrived just after noon and spent a couple hours getting Pirate acquainted with his new surroundings and hauling stuff out of the car. Below is the Teddy Roosevelt Arch, a location that is central to Katrina's work out here and embodies what these national areas are for, 'For the benefit and enjoyment of the people.'
Our good friends, Kerry and Brook, were headed North and made the stop in from Boise. We got in a quick hike that night and then got up early and headed out to Old Faithful and Lone Star Geyser the next day (pictures and post forthcoming...) We followed the evening up with some scotch and whiskey sampling courtesy of Casey and Ethan at UMass. All in all a really great set of days from WI to MT! Welcome to Yellowstone!
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| 100,000 mile mark reached on the car in South Heart, North Dakota |
We woke up bright and early Saturday and headed into the park. We arrived just after noon and spent a couple hours getting Pirate acquainted with his new surroundings and hauling stuff out of the car. Below is the Teddy Roosevelt Arch, a location that is central to Katrina's work out here and embodies what these national areas are for, 'For the benefit and enjoyment of the people.'
Our good friends, Kerry and Brook, were headed North and made the stop in from Boise. We got in a quick hike that night and then got up early and headed out to Old Faithful and Lone Star Geyser the next day (pictures and post forthcoming...) We followed the evening up with some scotch and whiskey sampling courtesy of Casey and Ethan at UMass. All in all a really great set of days from WI to MT! Welcome to Yellowstone!
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