We stopped at a few view spots on the way and got there at about midday. The first leg that we did was on the way to Old Faithful in the South West portion of the park. We took the first leg slow, stopping to see the Elk in the Madison River Valley. It is just a short drive to the town of West Yellowstone and then into the Park. The internet is good and the grounds are immaculate. They have a big camp kitchen where there is a covered area with electric cook tops and wash up sinks. It has done just sterling duty keeping our food cold!
So a quick breakfast and a lunch packed for the day.
We had a taste of what we were to see yesterday. This morning we excitedly got ready for our day in Yellowstone Park. Slept well as another boomer thundered outside. A little bonus was that the only non smoking room they had was a handicap suite, so we got a huge room with an enormous bathroom. Didn't fancy the tent, so we found a nice Motel in the town and booked in. We travelled to Miles City in Montana and went straight to the KOA but I had not reserved a cabin and they (all 2 of them) were all reserved. You need to spend at least 3 to 4 days there, but we'll leave that for another visit. We left Yellowstone knowing that we will be back as we really only scratched the surface. The orange mound itself, looked like a big orange Wookie (Star Wars). There are hot springs on top of it, and one that looks just like a bubbling coffee percolator. The mountain does roar! After seeing Mammoth, we drove along a small road that took us past an orange mound. In the same area is Roaring Mountain where there are a lot of fumaroles or dry springs that just blow super heated air out as the water has evaporated before reaching the surface.
There are terraces down the hillside as well ans hot streams of mineral laden water that run down the hill. It seems as if a whole hill has been created by the hot spring. This is the largest know carbonate depositing hot spring in the world. We had water and electricity in a feww site at the factory.Īs Mammoth Hot Springs was on the Northern route out of Yellowstone, we decided to go there on our way out of the park. Michael in the bright orange poncho, getting the Regal hooked up for our 2 night stay. It was with joyful hearts that we unpacked and settled into our home. Our Regal at the Triple E factory in Winkler, Manitoba They also installed an adapter on the motor home propane tank to allow us to run any of our propane appliances off the main tank.
#August 13 2010 gone home portable
Not a big problem as we have a small portable convection oven anyway.
#August 13 2010 gone home install
They were unable to install a new convection/microwave as the space allotted to a microwave was not big enough for a convection to be installed. We had a new sink installed, a flip up counter in the galley and new taps in the kitchen and bathroom. What a difference! Inside, all the work we asked for was done. The geographical centre of North America, Rugby, North Dakotaįirst thing we did in Canada was stop at Tim Horton's coffee for our favourite cuppa Joe and then we went to Triple E and there she was, parked in the Customer Parking, all plugged in, white, washed, polished and shiny with the new panels at the bottom. As it turned out, the small borders only close at 10 pm. No wait and after the border guard took one look at our jam packed car, he just waved us through. So we took the first turn North and entered Canada at a very quiet, rural border post. All the smaller crossings between the US and Canada are not open 24 hours and we did not want to go all the over to I29. It was getting very late and we were anxious not to get to the border crossing too late. Into North Dakota, a quick stop at Minot for lunch and then up into Manitoba. The one thing we did was see the most amazing rainbow that stretched right over the road. There are some interesting rock formations and also quite a lot of history with the Battle of Little Bighorn, but we will have to put those things onto the agenda for another trip. The Eastern end of Montana is rolling countryside, with the occasional small range of hills. We drove through Montana which was not what I had expected. The day was cool and wet most of the way. I don't want to go into another cabin, campground or motel. I had emailed Triple E and asked them to park the motor home in the customer parking so that we could just get into it and settle up with them in the morning. We are going to try and be in Winkler by tonight. A very early start this morning because we have a lot of ground to cover.