Montana
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Note 95 – Montana Adventure – Little Bighorn Battlefield and Wrap-up
This morning, we traveled back to Billings and ate a late breakfast at the Hog Wild Café. This was small local restaurant, and I think the majority of the customers were “regulars”. Friendly service, hot coffee, and another good breakfast had us ready for our final adventure of the trip – an hour’s drive southeast…
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Note 94 – Montana Adventure – Historic Red Lodge
Only an hour from Billings, the historic town of Red Lodge is an easy trip for locals, especially skiers in the winter and those just wanting a relaxing day or two in this quaint town. For breakfast, we decided to walk two blocks to Café Regis located in the historic Regis Grocery building. Locally owned…
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Note 93 – Montana Adventure – Lamar Valley and Beartooth Highway
Today we will drive from the West Entrance of Yellowstone and out the Northeast Entrance to spend 2 nights at Red Lodge, Montana. This will take us on the famously twisting Beartooth Highway after we leave the park. We will experience a new section of Yellowstone today from Canyon to Tower Junction, then through the…
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Note 92 – Montana Adventure – Canyons, Waterfalls, Volcanoes and Lakes
Today is our last full day to explore Yellowstone, so we are heading to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and West Thumb for today’s adventure. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone The Yellowstone River has carved a 20-mile canyon up to 1000 feet deep and 4000 feet across at its widest from the Upper Falls…
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Note 91 – Montana Adventure – Travertine Terraces
We are now on Day 9 of our adventure and today’s plan is to explore Yellowstone from Madison Junction northward to Mammoth to see the fifth hydrothermal feature of Yellowstone – travertine terraces. This section of road is what is also referred to as the Upper Loop of the Grand Loop, but we are just…
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Note 90 – Montana Adventure – Grand Teton National Park
With 4 ½ days to see Yellowstone, last night we decided that today we’d do the loop drive through Idaho to Teton Pass over to Jackson, Wyoming, then up through Grand Teton National Park back to Yellowstone’s south entrance and back to the house. The 254-mile route looked something like this. And, Dave did all…
Notes By Nancy 