We spent all day at Yellowstone yesterday and it was unbelievable! Wish we could have stayed longer. You could really spend weeks there, there is so much to do and see! We were both in awe of how beautiful it was. There was a little bit of snow on the ground here and there but it got up to the mid 60s during the day and not a cloud in the sky! We met some locals from Montana shortly after entering the park. When they saw our license plate they were so excited we came from Vermont. We were chatting with them and we said, "it is nice there are no big crowds here now" they replied, "you have no idea how nice!" If you ever want to go to Yellowstone, September and October are the months to go.
We saw some wildlife, buffalo and elk. We were hoping to see a bear, but no luck. We drove just about a quarter of the main road and pulled off at every stop we saw. Did you know Yellowstone is the size of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined- that's big!
The geysers and hot springs are unreal! The pictures won't do them justice, you have to see them first hand. They are so cool to listen to and watch them bubble. We saw old faithful and the grand prismatic spring, one of the largest hot springs in the US. The colors of all the springs are amazing!
After Yellowstone we went to a small local restaurant in Idaho called Boondocks. It was a real locals spot, everyone knew each other's name and then there was us! The food was delicious! Mo got the portobello and avocado sandwich and Andrew got the amindine rainbow trout. Of course we both had to get some spuds with our meals.
There was a Massachusetts license plate next to an Amherst College flag hanging in the restaurant. We asked the owners about it, turns out their daughter went to school there. Crazy! Small world.
