We left Billings MT this morning heading toward Yellowstone. Our first big stop was Bozeman MT where we had lunch and checked out the rather attractive downtown. Our waiter at lunch has relatives in SLO and he was also full of advise as to what we should see at Yellowstone.
The drive from Bozeman to Yellowstone is very beautiful. Most of the drive there's a river running alongside the road and then there are snow covered mountains along the side.
I told Dwyne I'd love to see some animals and he said we might not see any along this road. Then about 2 minutes later we saw 3 bears on a hill and then a few minutes later there was a buffalo right on the side of the road. We had to stop to let him cross the road and he just meandered across and started munching on some grass. Then we looked back and 3 more buffalo were headed that way.
We stopped at the west gate to Yellowstone Park and got our passes and a map so we'd be prepared for touring tomorrow. Not all the roads are open yet but it looks like there will be plenty for us to see.
We're staying in West Yellowstone at the Holiday Inn which is just a moment away from the west gate. It's a little western town with very limited eating options. I took a little walk around the town this afternoon and saw a place called Sydney's Mountain Bistro and thought it looked like the best bet. We had a nice dinner there and will likely go back tomorrow night. We're hoping to have lunch at the Old Faithful Lodge tomorrow.
There's still quite a bit of snow on the ground around here and tonight it rained. I hope the weather will be pleasant for our park visit tomorrow.
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