From Flathead, we headed to Glacier National Park. We toured the park, took a boat ride on Lake McDonald, hiked to a beautiful waterfall, saw some big horned sheep and took in the beauty of the park. We ran into Mike and Carol Semple from ORI (where we spend the winter) - great to see familiar faces and catch up on both families summer adventures.Next stop - Livingston, Montana. We spent a few days here visiting with Denny and Kay Struss (also friends from ORI) Livingston is in a beautiful location just north of Yellowstone. When we left Livingston, we drove south and through Yellowstone National Park - just passing through, we saw buffalo, coyote, elk and a bear.
On to Driggs, Idaho where we spent 4 nights with Chad and Jill Stettler (also from ORI - living on the road has given us so many wonderful friends) Driggs is located on the west side of the Tetons and is quiet, great summer weather and full of so many friendly people. Mike took a float trip on the Yellowstone river with Chad while Jill invited me to tag along with her weekly hiking group. We hiked up in the hills - now I know what bear scat looks like!
On to 5 days in Jackson Wyoming (on the east side of the Tetons) In Jackson, we toured Teton National Park, took a float trip on the Snake river, saw numerous eagles, hundreds of buffalo, elk, a bear and a moose too! We took a gondola ride to see the beautiful Jackson Hole valley, and we hiked to a remote incredibly beautiful lake and waterfall.In Olathe, Colorado, we met up with Denny and Kay Struss and Dave and Roberta McCleary where we all gathered to participate in a FMCA 4-Wheelers Rally. We toured an amazing car museum created by the fella who owns the Discovery Channel. The car collection is located in Gateway Colorado. We went on 4 off roading trail runs and saw some incredibly beautiful country. We even had to slowly make our way through the middle of a cattle drive - complete with real cowboys!
