The previous four days felt like both an eternity (when driving through the millionth cornfield) and a brief moment (when waking up 500 miles west of where I woke up the day before). Now, we’re slowing our pace for a couple days to enjoy some of the country’s best views!
From Buffalo, WY, we set our course toward Yellowstone National Park, a drive that first took us through the Bighorn Mountains. The Bighorn route turned out to be one of my favorite scenic drives I’ve ever taken. The scenery changed around every turn, and the roads were just curvy enough to be fun to drive while still allowing me to enjoy the view.
I’ll skip the section after the Bighorns, since it was probably the most boring stretch of road of the entire trip…let’s just say it was a couple hours of straight road and beige tones 🙂
Next, we entered Yellowstone from the east. What a gorgeous drive!
There were warnings all over to look out for wildlife, but things got real when we met a bison in the road!
The best attraction in the park that day was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The Yellowstone River carved (and is still carving) out this deep gorge.
After a long afternoon of exploring, we spent the night in West Yellowstone, Montana (new state count: 6).
On Day Six, we’ll explore the southern half of Yellowstone and drive through the Tetons!
tuesday is yoga day 