West Yellowstone

Our departure from Missoula was around 8:15 AM as we were in no hurry to drive the 260 miles to West Yellowstone, MT. It was on Interstate highways most of the way, and there were many passes along our route. Snow capped hills and mountains were the norm. This is one shot that was taken along the way yesterday:

 

Our gas mileage was only 8.3 mpg as a result of all the passes. It rained the entire trip and was cold. Yikes! it is only 30 degrees this morning outside our fifth wheel.

We arrived at 1:15 PM and got all settled into our space:

We will be here for three nights and we were given a freeze warning for each of those nights. Our water line has to be disconnected each night before going to bed so that our hose and water connections don't freeze.

This is the final stop before leaving Tuesday AM for Jackson. Josie is not excited about going into Yellowstone, so I guess only one of our days will include a drive through the park. There will be lots of snow, crowds and much of what we have seen in the past, so one trip should suffice for now. This morning we are taking it easy and waiting to see how the weather develops so we can decide on a plan for the day...