Booking a Bozeman RV park was a little strange. We have been here before, and usually we would look to see where we stayed, and decide if we want to stay there again. But this time, we just looked at our RV park app, and started calling places to check availability. So, it wasn’t until we were all checked in, and leaving to go out, that I realized we had stayed at this RV park before. In my defense, the name had changed AND, the last time we were here, they were full, so the guy let us park in his driveway.
We used Amazon locker for the second time while we were here. Actually, we ordered the stuff before we got here. It works out great, especially since if the stuff gets here before us, no worries, it just sits there till we arrive. It’s pretty good for travelers. The only issue we have had is that two day shipping doesn’t usually work with small towns, so we err on the side of ordering it too soon.
One of the things we have had to deal with to an extent, is smoke from the wildfires. Over a million acres are burning in California and the smoke covers a lot of airspace.
When we arrived in Bozeman, we were in a red zone, meaning the amount of smoke is noticeable to the breathing of an average person.
Paul and I had sat down a few days ago with maps and a calendar to do some “ish” planning. Our goal is to be home around the first week of October, so we “only” have 5 weeks left. With the wildfires coming in to play we are going to have to pay a little more attention to where we go.
We did put together a basic idea of what we want to do- which includes driving all the way over to North Dakota. We have never been there, and there is a national park there we can check out.
Meanwhile in Bozeman, we wanted to do some hiking but weren’t sure how the smoke would affect us, so we planned two short hikes.
The first was a 2.5 mile hike to Grotto Falls. The trail was very easy, wide, and quite populated with people, but we were able to maintain our distance.
The second hike was a 1 mile paved trail to Palisade Falls. Both were easy, and worth doing.
The following day we drove south, through part of Yellowstone National Park, but we didn’t stop- our destination was the town of West Yellowstone, where our good friends Liz and Randy are staying.
We spent an awesome afternoon with them. The day flew by so fast, I barely remembered to take one picture!
I took a look at the house on google maps and was surprised to see a new picture..its always fun to see who is in the yard!
