This trip has been in planning for a very long time, and has finally started. We have 70 days of travel ahead, and the plan is to see 15 states over that period We’re off to a good start…

We arrived in West Yellowstone, MT yesterday afternoon, set up camp, had a light dinner and then walked over to downtown. There are certainly a lot of t-shirts for sale, not to mention more items made with huckleberries than you could store.

Today saw us drive into the national park, heading north. We had a great time walking around the Norris geyser area, then moved up to Mammoth Hot Springs. The weather was splendid, and according to Leila we put in about 22,000 steps.

Traffic was pretty normal, slowing down every time someone thought they saw an animal. At least twice they were right, although that bear was trying its best to avoid eye contact.

We plan to spend day three looking at more geysers, hot springs, and mud pots in the Old Faithful area. More on that tomorrow…