Went to Yellowstone with Bob and Mary this weekend for a retreat. We left Saturday morning and drove to West Yellowstone the weather cooperated until we got to St. Anthony and it started to snow by the time we reached the top of Targhee Pass the roads were covered. One poor soul got 2 flat tires on the way up the pass. We asked if he needed help but he just waved us on. We arrived in West Yellowstone around 4 pm got in our rooms and went to dinner at Pete's Pizza it was a good pizza, talked with some local city council members who shared our table with us, that was interesting. We headed back to the hotel and got in the Hot tub for a bit and then down for the night.
Woke at 6 and got breakfast biscuits and gravy and then off to get our snowmobiles. We went with a group from Travelers station and Bron Hansen was our guide a local young man who guided there in the winter and flew scenic flights over the grand Canyon in the summer. He made it fun and had lots of home town information for us. We spent the day in the park. It was a blue bird day in the park with a fresh coat of snow on the trails. We did the lower loop to Old Faithful and back. Bron gave us a great tour through the park. We seen elk, eagles, trumpeter swans, and of course Bison up close and personal a couple times. Loads of fun. We got back to the hotel and went to sit in the hot tub but was late getting in there and they were full and didn't empty the entire night and no one was for giving up their spot. So we went to eat at the Three Bear Restaurant it was good, but like the old boys in the city council said "if we don't get you with the price of gas we will with the price of food".
Woke up Monday morning and got breakfast loaded up and headed for home. It wasn't nearly as nice of a day on the way out but by the time we reached St. Anthony it was clearing off. til next time keep smilin'!
Went to Strawberry Saturday with Mac and the day started out beautiful calm and sunny. We took off in his Rhino and got to a point and decided we didn't want to have to push it back due to breaking through the crust and into the underlying layer of water. So we headed back toward the marina arm and got stuck anyways. Right there we decided this is a great place to fish...haha. So we through out the fishing gear cut a few holes and started to fish seeing nothing on the finder and getting nothing on hits we decided to move closer to the shore. We did manage to get the Rhino free from its bondage and moved it to solid ice. We moved closer got things set up again and then all hell broke loose. The wind came in without warning and at gale forces. We set up the tent sled and it was getting blown across the lake, not as bad as the poor souls who lost their 2 man tent to the wind. Seriously it went flying over the top of our tent and down lake, last we seen they were chasing it on snowmobiles trying to catch it. We packed up and headed home. It was better than sitting at home. No fish but good company. til next time keep smilin.
