Arriving in West Yellowstone, MT

We made it to West Yellowstone, MT. It was a beautiful drive, but we ended up taking a slightly more challenging route than the one recommended by Karyn and Jacy. Oh well, it worked out fine.

We are staying in the West Yellowstone KOA and it is beautiful. The campsites are phenomenal. We have a swing, a round table, water, sewer, electric, cable - what more could you ask for? Actually getting into the RV? Well, that might be too much to ask. Good thing we have two doors, as our front door completely jammed and we were unable to get into the front of the trailer. Boyd took the lock mechanism apart to try to fix it and the good news is we can now open the door, but we can't lock it from the inside. Ahhhh, the joys of being full-time RVers.

Tonight was a feast of bagel sandwiches - yummmm... and tomorrow we head to Yellowstone Park. We went to the Visitor's Bureau today and asked for input on how we should handle our time here. We now have a game plan.

Last night, Caden and I made Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are so good. Except, now the oven works too well and the cookies ended up a little burned on the bottom. They actually only took 12 minutes to bake. Prior to having the oven fixed (yet another one of our RV issues), it was taking up to 40 minutes to do a batch of cookies. I was under the impression it would take longer than the actual 12 minutes, but alas, the oven works now!

This morning, we met back up with our friends Karyn and Jacy. They own a Veterinary practice in Bozeman. We spent some time talking to them about Moxie and our plans. They really liked the fabrics. They also gave us pointers for getting to Yellowstone.

Also this morning, I woke up really early and did a load of laundry. In the laundry room, I ran into a lady and was talking to her about what we are doing (selling Moxie, traveling, home schooling Caden, etc.). She asked where we came from and I told her we recently left Ellensburg where we were at the rodeo. She said, "No kidding, I am from Ellensburg." What a small world! I didn't recognize her last name, but I believe her name was Jenny and her husband is Jim.

We are excited about visiting the park tomorrow. We are going to Old Faithful and some of the other locations on the Southwest side of the park. Then tomorrow, we head towards Cody, WY and see the Southeast side of the park. Part of the roads are closed, so we will not be able to do both loops.

Until the next update...