Greetings from Hamilton, MT

Well, I finally left the comfort of Paul & Kim's cabin. I headed through Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP, and stopped briefly in Jackson, WY. All in all, I went from Montana to Wyoming, back into MT, back into WY, before landing in Idaho for the night.

Yellowstone was nice. Parts of it, at least. Between the Beartooth Highway being closed, and one of the Northwestern park roads, there wasn't much traffic in the Northwestern part of the park. Tons of traffic elsewhere, though. Major traffic jams to see a few tame buffalo.

Grand Teton was spectacular. Much like Banff, the prarie comes right to the bottom of some major mountians, with a lake right there for added emphasis. Pretty cool.

From there I dropped down into Jackson, of Jackson Hole fame. Wow, Jackson has some money. There's some money in that town. Lots of places to shop for whatever you like. I checked my phone messages, and headed out. I had an elkburger at a small locals grill the next town over, and headed back north.

I crossed over into Idaho, and started looking for a campground in the National Forest. I didn't find much, so as the sun was setting, I turned off onto a forest service road, and pitched the tent in a meadow. I wasn't prepared for the cold. I shivered in my sleeping bag for a couple hours, then got up as there was a bit of light in the east. No wonder I was cold - there was ice on my tent and motorcycle. And here I was prepared to curse my 30 degree sleeping bag - It was comfy at 40, so I guess it's doing it's job.....

Today I headed north into Montana again. I'll head through the Missoula region, and head on West over to Lewiston, ID. I've got some distant relatives that I'll impose on for tonight, if things work out.

Well, time to hit the road again.

Take care.