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From Missoula it was on to Livingston, MT which is the gateway to Yellowstone National Park. Where Veronica
had a close encounter with a herd of elk. Thinking they were just tame criters laying around the Visitor's Center she
decided to venture into the middle of the herd for a really good close up picture. Unfortunately the bull, the very
large bull, did not think this was a good idea. After some less than gentle persuasion from the the park rangers Veronica
made it safely out of the herd but at least she did get that good picture of the bull. You may wonder where I was while
all this was happening--I was standing in the back of the pickup truck taking video 75 yards away.
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While in Yellowstone we saw 2 Black bears, 2 Black bear cubs, a Grizzly bear, a wolf and a lot of bison, elk,
deer, antelope and 3 ground squirrels and of course Old Faithful. Unfortunately Old Faithful was a little off and we
missed it the first time by 5 minutes but we did manage to see it blow about 90 minutes later.
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After leaving Yellowstone NP we continued on east to Garryowen, MT. This is right next to
the site of the battle of the Little Big Horn. It is always interesting to visit the sites of these battles and see
just how improbable some of these famous battles were fought and how the changing of just a few circumstances could have totally
changed the outcomes.
From Garryowen we traveled on to Casper, WY where we had some work done on our Teton 5th wheel at the factory.
The next stop was in Rawlins, WY, home of the "Old Wyoming Penitentiary" that was used for 80 years.
The tour included the gas chamber (no one would volunteer to sit in the seat) and the gallows. It was a pretty erie
place but well worth the visit.
A couple days later we were at Bryce Canyon National Park. It is a breath takingly beautiful place and
we plan to return again next year. While in the Bryce Canyon area we hiked at Kodachrome Basin State Park. It
is also a beautiful area and has very good hiking trails.
Our main reason for coming down through Utah was to attend the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George.
We stayed just outside Zion National Park and were met by our friends from Sacramento, Chris and Marie Buck. While in
the St. George area we hiked in Zion NP and took a back country trip in our truck that got a little primitive.
At the games we ran into a group of people that we winter with in Arizona (Harry & Marie Bryce, Pat &
Simone Sarty, Jerry & Darlene Winter, Tony & Elaine, Ken & Rosemary and others I am sure I have missed).
Next year we are going back for a full two weeks so that we can take in more of the competitions.
Our final stop before returning to Casa Grande was in Las Vegas, NV. We walked the strip, ate at a buffet,
walked the strip, ate some more and finally donated about a dollar to one of the slot machines. It has been about 15
years since we passed through Las Vegas and the changes are unbelieveable. At one point you'd think you were in
New York, at another Paris but in the end with all the neon you knew you were in Las Vegas.
From Las Vegas it was one day's drive to Casa Grande and we have been here ever since. I would tell
you every thing we have been doing here for the last five and a half months but then everyone would want to be here and we
don't have enough room for everyone. So if you want to find out what the winters are like in Arizona, you will just
have to come and find out for yourselves.
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So that brings us up to today. We will be hitting the road again around the 16th of May with stops
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah and back to Arizona.
Hope all is well with you and maybe we will see you along the way this year.
Please feel free to contact us at the email address listed below or on our cell phone.
Hope you are all doing well and we will be in touch either in person or through this site.
Updated April 16, 2007.
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