22nd of May
It was definitely time to sleep in this day... we got up somewhat around noon, had breakfast and went to a hands-on discovery center our hosts recommended to us.
Here you can see Roy on a self-liftup chair / swing (I think there is another real name...)
Everything in this science center was interactive, it is exciting to try all that physics stuff on your own.
We went to the nearby park afterwards, found 2 geocaches and went back to our hosts.
We decided to do a bycicle tour before having dinner, so Roy and Daniel choose the tandem and we visited the Greenbelt of Boise.
After introducing our hosts to geocaching we had a mouth-watering dinner in Downtown Boise.
In the evening we took one final picture because we wanted to leave the morning after. In the photograph you can see:
Roy with Daisy, Daniel with Ben, Michael with Butters, Stephanie with Olive and Jason with Cinder :)
Thank you for hosting us, it was a great time in Boise !
23rd of May
We made our way passing Twin Falls and Idaho Falls towards Yellowstone... well, at least to the KOA campground nearby.
We wanted to camp with our tent but when we heard it will be 30°F (-1°C) and snow... we diceded to rent this heated cabin you see in the picture. It was definitely worth it !
24th of May
Our first day in the Yellowstone National Park. All those geysers, hot springs, steam coming out of the earth, but no possibility to take a bath in this nice warm (sometimes even hot) water.
We drove around in the park. There are two loops, each of it is about 100 miles (160km) long. In this picture you can see the "Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone.
All 3 of us in front of the canyon.
Michael & Daniel next to the lower Yellowstone Falls.
We saw a chipmunk close to one of the paths.
Amazing landscape! There was a fire in 1988 which destroyed about 40% of the park. As you can see where it was all over the area.
One of those geyser basins.
Steam in the air, the smell of sulphur everywhere.
The paths lead directly through the geyser basin. You can walk over sizzling water basins and all that steam, like Daniel does in this picture.
Of course there are some more waterfalls in the park.
Sometimes it looks unreal... the landscape was formed by the hot springs and geysers, the big fire worked out the rest.
Michael standing on a path in the steam of the saphir hot spring.
Smelly steam everywhere...
Daniel and Roy living on the edge (the signs says living on the edge because there are some spiders living on the edge of this almost 200°F (90°C) hot spring.)
Old Faithful - the best known geyser in the park.
The eruption happens every 90 minutes and goes about 100feet (30m) up in the air.
Sometimes bisons were blocking the road. But mostly it's been people in their cars, taking pictures of the bisons, blocking the road...
25th of May
We woke up and saw there was snow on our cabin and on our car.
The last night was our coldest so far, just 26°F (-5°C).
We were so happy that we had our cabin and not just our tent.
Yellowstone day 2 - here you can see some rock formations formed by the hot springs' water. Looks like stairs where water is coming down step by step.
We drove the upper loop this day. There are not so many geysers but a beautiful and breathtaking landscape.
We needed some warm water after that cold day, so we went to the pool and spa, offered by our campground.
Between our spa sessions we had a snowball fight outside, very funny and not as cold as we expected it to be.
Just one more night in our cabin before we go on to Kalispell, our start point for Glacier National Park exploration, which is just 200 miles (320km) from the Canadian border.
26th of May
After getting up at about 10 we had breakfast and started our way to Kalispell and the Glacier National Park. After 350 Miles (500 km) and 7 hours driving we arrived at our destination.
In this picture you can see what we saw for some time on our way to Kalispell, the mountains covered with snow.
coming up: The Glacier Nationalpark & Spokane
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