Day 15

Day 15 found everyone well after a good night sleep. We broke camp, packed up and went up front to eat breakfast. The food was good basic stuff. Bacon eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy. All the necessary items. After breakfast it was on the road again. North to Glacier National Park. 

This was photographed on the way, just have no explanation for it.

We did make it to Glacier after a day of riding.

Lake McDonald   up to 420 ft. deep

McDonald Lodge at Glacier National Park finished in 1914

Boat trip across Lake McDonald

Pam and Sandy in the fire place at McDonald Lodge.

The following pictures were taken on the Going to the Sun Road.

I was going to add a few more pictures but it looks like I've exceeded my allowable band width.
Oh well. We set up camp outside of Glacier and had a pretty decent night.
I stayed in the camp ground to add to the blog and the others went to explore the front part of the Going to the Sun Road.  THat is where many of these pictures were taken.
Meanwhile, I found a loft in the camp grounds community building that was unoccupied. I set up shop and started to sort through pictures and do some writing.
As it turned out, this KOA had a chef come in and do some grillin' for dinners. The girl who was waiting tables actually came upstairs to see if I wanted dinner. I had a reallllllllly good meal of steak, potato salad, and corn on the cob. I never even had to leave the loft. Not a bad day at all.
Next......the Going to the Sun Road.....

Day 14

Day 14 found is waking up in the West Yellowstone KOA, another very cold night was had by all.
 Including the bikes and helmets

 After our usual morning tea, coffee, and hot chocolate, we were on our way.

 Today was the ride to Belgrade, to Yellowstone Harley Davidson. Doug needed a tire bad. He was hoping to maybe make it through the trip, but, twas not to be. A tire was a necessity. So, onward and northeastward to the Harley store.

While the work was being completed on Doug's bike, the rest of us were left to our own devices for entertainment. Now, as for me, I wandered the showroom looking at new and used bikes. Jim wandered the show room and the service area.  Others (Sandy) found....alternative methods of entertainment......

Whatever floats your boat. She's been with us only a few days and already she's sleeping in the gutter.....Sorry Sandy's family, we didn't mean to, really we didn't.

Oh well, onward!
From here, after Doug's bike was properly washed and cleaned we headed north. We made it about a block when we spotted the restaurant. Don't remember the name, but the food was ok. From here it was north again. We were headed for Glacier National Park. Here's some road we were on. Don't remember which one it was. Just some road going north.

To Glacier National Park.
It is a long trip, Doug is bored

We continued to Missoula Montana. Here we set up camp for the night at the KOA.  Jim and Pam went out to dinner. I worked on the blog, and Doug and Sandy found some entertainment of their own.

Here ends night 14

Day 13

After playing musical campers last night, no one wanted to get out of bed too early, but when we did we noted that the folks that rented our previous site must have come in after we went to bed and left before we got up ‘cause the site was empty.

We never even saw them.

After the morning ritual of tea and coffee and hot chocolate, we headed out for breakfast. Breakfast was at Ernie’s bakery and deli. Not too bad, not Bubbas for sure.

Now it was on in to Yellowstone. Our first ride of the day was through Fire Hole Falls. We stopped a few times and took pictures. There are some really good pictures, take my word for it.  When I can I’ll show them to you. Here's one.

 Above and below are scenes of the river in Fire Hole Falls

From Fire Hole Falls we moved to the Painted Pot area and took the .6 mile boardwalk path around the different fumaroles and mud pots. 

From the paint pot area we were riding to the upper and lower falls when we came up on a traffic jam caused by one buffalo walking down the middle of the road. A ranger drove up and began to nudge him off the road with his car. He really didn’t want to go. After a few shoves the jay walking bison was off the road and the ranger drove off.

The buffalo was not a happy buffalo. He was snorting and goring a sage bush on the roadside. He finally decided to get back on the road just as we were passing. He came back on the road just behind Jim and Pam and right at me. Last thing I wanted was to have a confrontation with an irritated buffalo. I was able to scoot forward just as he came within about 5-6 feet of me. While he established his new path down the middle of the road Doug and Sandy slipped by on his right side.  He was content just to walk down the middle of the road. He wanted nothing more than to walk on the road. 

Ok by me. Meanwhile, we were on our way.

Our next stop was to see the Upper falls. 

And Lower Falls

On to Artists point

From here we traveled to the Canyon Cafeteria and had lunch. Jim had two lunches one for him and one for the floor. Beans really look good on the floor. Oh yeah!
From here we went to our campground in.....Montana. Or as Jim would say Wyoming....

We know where we're going, yes we do....

This is the end of the day for day 13.

Pictures from Day 12

Day 12 begins with breaking camp. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate have been consumed.

We're on our way to Jackson Hole.  Jim Sandy and Doug are going to try their hand at parasailing. .....right....

 Here's Doug, "We're going up there and jump off"

 Ok...so we can't do the parasailing thing. Winds are too hi. They said "come back tomorrow" Sorry, no time, gotta run. So Sandy, Jim and Doug live another day.......

 On to the Grand Teton National Park. Fantastic things to see.

 This is a picture of Jenny Lake. We rode a boat across the lake and hiked up to Hidden Falls

Local wildlife at the Hidden Falls area

Above  the Kleeman crew at Lake Jenny
Below, the Hidden Falls above Jenny Lake. 

Above, More Hidden Falls
Rainbow on Jenny Lake, in  the wake of the boat.

On to Yellowstone Park

Above view of the fireplace and some of the second floor balcony at the Yellowstone Lodge. Funny, no one got a picture of the outside.
Below is a stairway and hand rail.

Old Faithful

Below is our first tent sight for day 12

The second site of the evening.

Next will be (I hope ) will be text and pictures from day 13