Tuesday was spent sleeping in a bit, getting some chores done around the motorhome, and window shopping downtown. We saved some energy for going to Grand Prismatic Spring and doing some night photography. This is our last day in West Yellowstone; taking a break before driving day is always welcome. Some thoughts:

It continues to be amazing how long a traffic backup can result from a wildlife sighting. Tonight we saw a traffic tangle that went for at least two miles as drivers queued up to take pictures of a bison. Fortunately for us the tie up was in the opposite direction.

It was a busy week for fans of the hated Big 10 conference. We saw Ohio State, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota gear. On an ironic note PAC 12 fans were not to be seen, other than a couple of Utah fans and one Oregon fan who gave me a good-natured hard time about my OSU cap (but wasn’t brave enough to wear Ducks stuff himself).

One more bit of amazement: the weird and wonderful places people choose to take a selfie. So very many people posing in front of a cloud of steam (with nothing else visible behind them). Then there was the group of seven people making the walking loop beyond Old Faithful setting up a group photo at every geyser/hot spring/mudpot they passed. It’s a good thing digital photos are cheap; if they had to process that much film they’d need a bank loan.

I should not be surprised at how many t-shirt shops there are in a tourist rich location, but how in the world do they all survive? And where do all the huckleberries come from to make all those jams, jellies, etc.?

We’re not in Idaho anymore: drive-through liquor stores!

We’re on the road tomorrow to Cody, Wyoming. We’ve never been out the east entrance to Yellowstone or on US 20 that direction. It’s gonna be a good day.