Our first night we stayed at the Sprague Lake Rest Area. If you do that make sure to have the good earplugs. There are many trucks running generators there. However, with good earplugs, you can sleep like a baby.
Farther along the way we were able to stop in Missoula and stay a night with Pam's college roommate, Monica, whose three year old Clara decided I should be called "Pam's Boy Paully." If I didn't already have a trail name - He Who Hike With Chicks - I would be all over using Clara's name.
It was Monica's oldest daughter - Zara's - birthday so we went to a nice dinner and wished her a happy 16th.
After Missoula we headed east to Billings to meet up with Pam's old boss from the Vashon Theatre - Jerry - and spent the night at his storage facility north of town. We had dinner and drinks with Jerry and then breakfast in the morning before heading to Yellowstone via Beartooth Pass.
The drive was beautiful and we even got to have a beer in Cooke City before dropping down into Yellowstone.
Our two nights in Yellowstone were split between Tower Falls Camp and Indian River Camp. We were able to hike - the easier route - up Washburn Peak and enjoy the views between camps. The camps were only $15 a night which is cheap compared to a lot of state parks anymore that charge $30 plus a night.
Our first camp in Yellowstone we had a full grown Bison walk through our campground and eventually right past our van before he headed for greener pastures. It was a touch tense and we all stayed out of his way and line of sight to keep safe.
We drove up through Gardiner Mt. and were able to catch up with another friend of Pam's Kurt in Bozeman who gave us a route change that we plan to use on our way to West Glacier.
The van - Vincenzo - has been performing well and our current setup has worked great so far. We just try to continue to learn from using it and make little tweaks to improve it.
We hope this post found you all well and we will post more soon. Peace.
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