Smoke almost all the way here, but it suddenly got better the last hour of the day. A short layover at a lush city park in Ennis. Green grass for Jesse to run in, roll on, and shake off the road dust.
And on into town at West Yellowstone.
The weather is cool. The air is clear. Perfect.
We’ve always stayed at Grizzly RV park right in town for easy access to Yellowstone’s west gate. It’s by far the nicest park in the neighborhood. I looked online for reservations and they’re now $200 a night for a van. We booked at the KOA five miles outside of town instead. We’re very happy with this KOA campsite.
First things first, after setting up camp, a drive back into town for an early dinner of chicken fried steak at our favorite eatery, the Old Town Café.
So familiar.
Then a late afternoon drive into the park. Yellowstone is so crowded in the summer, but going in in the evening avoided any lines, a lot of the traffic, and many times we felt like we had individual spots to ourselves.
Didn’t go very far in today; Madison Junction and then off to the south for some mud, steam, and geysers.
And encrusted pinecones.
Jesse crashes out before we even finish getting set up for the night.
