The official travel journal of Jerry & Ann Linebarger
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We stopped in Salmon, Idaho to visit the Sacajawea Park. The park was not very exciting, but you dog lovers should get a kick out of this cute sign/rock at the entrance of the park. Ann and I can identify with this.
As we rumbled around northern Idaho, we stopped at Wagonhammer RV Park, on the banks of the Salmon River. As you can see, the cottonwood trees were in full fall color. We stayed here a couple of days and could have stayed a month, if time had permitted - but winter was coming. Idaho is truly a sportsman's paradise.
We had been to Yellowstone National Park several times, but mostly in the winter. This time we wanted to slow down and do a better job of exploring the park. We spent several days there taking in the animals and geysers. This picture is typical of the geyser basins, except we spotted a herd of buffalo nearby. For those of you who have not been there, Yellowstone is big, beautiful and worthy of a visit.
One of the many boardwalks around the geyser pools. Just look at this scene. In the distance, you can see snow covered peaks. Closer to us is beautiful Yellowstone Lake. Then we have a hot geyser pool of water bubbling out of the ground. The outside weather was crisp and cool making the heat from the hot water feel good. We tried to keep downwind of the pools so the heat would keep us comfortable.
One of the many beautiful hot pools in Yellowstone. It looks inviting, but would scald you quickly. Some of the pools are warm, some hot, some boiling, some dirty and some bubbling mud. This particlar pool happens to be clear and beautiful. Makes you wonder just how deep it is.
We spent a day exploring the area around the north entrance of Yellowstone where old Fort Yellowstone is located. This was once the park's main entrance and is where the administrative buildings are located.
It was a cold, snowy day in the mountains when we spotted this group of elk resting among the buildings of the old fort. You can see the bull's harem to his left.
We spotted this bull elk standing on a hill right beside the highway. It is simply amazing how much wildlife we spotted in the Yellowstone area.
We ran across several Prairie Dog villages in both Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the South Dakota Badlands. These little boogers are are so cute.
