Journey to Michigan...Gather Home

West Yellowstone, Wyoming was where we found a strong cup of coffee after waking in the frozen van (17 degrees) next to Mesa Falls near the western edge of Yellowstone National Park. It was the first week of October and there was a line of motorcars four football fields long to enter the gates of the park. The overlooks and information pullouts were jammed with tourists throughout. We couldn't wait to arrive at the north exit near Gardiner, Montana. A few miles below Gardiner, we stopped at a rural road bridge across the Yellowstone River for a dog walk and swim. The privacy level was high, only one fly-fisher, so we stripped down and plunged in. The Yellowstone flows to the Missouri River in NW North Dakota so, we followed it's descent in Seymour for the next couple of days. We then followed the Missouri River through North Dakota to Sacakawea Park in Stanton, ND for another quiet night of camping in the van.