Thursday, Sept. 18 - pulled out of Yellowstone by 9:15AM, on our way up to Glacier National Park in Montana. Our stop tonight, we think, will be in Butte, MT, about 200+ miles from here. As we were traveling on our way out of Yellowstone, we came to a section of roadway where lots of cars were pulled over. We wondered what was going on, but it turned out to be a large herd of buffalo on the side of the road. As we slowed to a stop, two of the members of the herd began to cross the road just in front of us, a female and a male. As they got onto the roadway, the male tried to mount the female, but she was having none of him, and she ran across the road. He waited in the middle of the road as the rest of the herd slowly began to migrate across the road. Finally, after about 15 minutes, the whole herd had crossed and we were able to continue on our way.
The rest of the trip was filled with scenery of wide-open plains, lakes, rivers and mountains as we headed into Montana. The day was bright and sunny, and we got a few good pictures as we traveled along in Montana. As we began traveling on I-90 West toward Butte, the highway took us into the mountains (Mount Jefferson, if you care to look it up on the map), and the climb was steep and slow. I had to keep an eye on the engine temperature so that it wouldn't overheat. It took us about 20 - 25 minutes to climb the mountain, at a speed of 20 - 25mph. Finally, we made it to the top and began our descent into Butte. We arrived at a Wal-Mart SuperCenter, where we are spending the night. Tomorrow morning we will take off again heading north toward Missoula, then up to Glacier N.P.
Stay tuned for the details.
No link to the web album again tonight - connection speed too slow. Maybe tomorrow night?
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