9/15 - Today we left Yellowstone after spending 11 days getting to know the entire park. We pretty much drove the entire "grand loop". Today we left Yellowstone lake and drove north through two wildlife zones: Hayden and Lamar Valleys. We saw quite a few bison. One was doing circles in the river, which, upon further Googling, turns out to be a bad thing - brought on by either neurological issues, infection, or extreme physical distress. Other bison seemed happier and we

September 12-15, 2026 we stayed at the Lake Lodge Cabins at Yellowstone Lake. Yellowstone Lake is the largest high-elevation freshwater lake in North America, sitting at an elevation of 7,732 feet. Its deepest area is 139 feet, so relatively shallow. We drove over from Mammoth Hot Springs via Norris and Canyon Village. Along the way we stopped at these falls (I've forgotten their name, but they weren't so spectacular). There was a huge raven hanging out and, evidently, a

From September 7-12, 2026 we were in Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. Here are some highlights (then you don't have to read the rest of the post): Days 1 and 3: Saw an amazing bull elk and his harem. They came through at about the same time on two days. (sound on during the video to hear the call). Day 2 - A buffalo blocked our bridge and ended up walk right by our car Day 4 - Osprey Falls Day 1 -A home-run day because we saw lots of animals and had a good hike. The h

Today we moved from the Central-West side of the Park to the Northern part of the park. It was a great day that deserves it's own post. I was just feeling rather sad about leaving Old Faithful Inn after seeing one last eruption of the geyser, when I went for a coffee for the road. I had to wait 18 minutes for this stupid coffee. I was in a bad mood. We had no set plan for the day, except getting to Mammoth Hot Springs by 4pm. We took just about every side road available an

21-28 August, 2026 - AirBnB in Brinnon Washington. I realize I didn't include a map showing the travel at the start of this leg of the around the world ticket (ATW), so include it now. The map for around Brinnon becomes rather complex, so will show it a bit later. I started out with the "breakfast of champions" which included Garrett's cheese corn and coffee. followed by champagne in the American Airlines lounge which wasn't as bad as we feared, other than the entrance Nazi