Day 5

Day 5: 6/23/2010

Start and end in Bozeman, MT

Today's miles: 221
Total miles: 1267

Miles hiked today: 5
Total miles hiked: 10 (see, told you I'm mediocre)

Marriage status: OK, so we are doing fine, but there are definitely more and more moments when we stop ourselves from saying another word because we know that it would turn a minor disagreement into a real argument. But at the same time we have had some real high points together today.

Passed through: Yellowstone National Park

Today's notes:

Well we had another great weather day today. We woke up to warm sunny skies. We attempted to make an egg scramble this morning with powdered eggs, but it was not very successful. The eggs turned out grainy. If any of you other adventurers out there have suggestions on how to make powdered eggs better I would love to hear them.

Now my tip yesterday was about having the right gear, and I mentioned that I have a vest that heats up when you plug it into the accessory outlet of my motorcycle. This is huge for me because I get cold very easily. Tomme on the other hand has to be near the north pole usually to feel a slight nip in the air, however the few times it has rained on this trip he has actually been a little envious of my vest. So this morning while I cleaned up breakfast Tomme hit the Harley dealership in Bozeman to pick one up for himself.

After that we packed a day hiking bag each and headed back into Yellowstone. First we headed all the way back down toward Old Faithful to check out Midway Geyser Basin. Like Old Faithful this is a huge tourist attraction in the park, and packed with people. It's still amazing and beautiful and therefore worth seeing once in your life, but it is definitely a zoo. The thermal springs in this basin are just gorgeous. Think about the bluest clearest water you could ever imagine and then that is surrounded by brilliant orange, green, and yellow colors. It looks so inviting, but not a good idea to get in. These pools of water are about a 160 degrees.

After seeing that I had to get away from all the people. So we drove back up to the far northwest corner of Yellowstone and did a short 5 mile hike on a trail called Daly Creek trail. This was great because we literally saw no other people on the trail the entire time. This is no easy task in Yellowstone. Even though I'm not an adventure snob I do want to feel like I'm in the wilderness in these parks, and being in a parking lot with thousands of other people does not exactly convey that feeling.

After that we headed back to our campground in Bozeman, and treated ourselves to a nice dinner at a Bistro downtown. Then we stayed up really late packing things for our journey tomorrow and doing laundry. It's 2:17 AM now.

We did see some wildlife on our way into Yellowstone today. Including another big herd of Bison, but this time they had all their little baby Bison with them (so cute), and we also saw a bald eagle, but still no bear.


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