West Yellowstone, Montana: Okay. Let's start out right away with four things.
1. We know there may be escaped murderous prisoners in this area. We did not know this until you all told us though. We were in Yellowstone National Park all day and never heard a thing, did not see a WANTED poster. Nothing. I understand one of the prisoners was aided in his Arizona prison escape by his fiance, who - conveniently enough - is also his cousin. I can't make this stuff up. Rest assured, DT and I will be vigilant. I hope they catch these murders right away, or I hope they are eaten by bears. They murdered RVers. Remember Linda & Gary Haas, both 61, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma in your prayers tonight.
2. I know the animals are bison and not buffalo. Bison Sunday just didn't sound as cool.
3. We had every sort of weather imaginable today. We used the air conditioner and the heater in the Honda. We needed only tee-shirts at times or we needed sweatshirts, rain jackets, hats and sunglasses. It rained. It was 80+degrees. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The sky was black. There was no wind and it was so windy we could barely stand up.
4. It is already very late as I type this column. DT and I did not return from our drive around the lower loop until nearly dark... so I am just going to post a few photos and call it a night.













But never have we been in Yellowstone when it was this crowded. Actually, we have never been in Yellowstone when it was crowded at all. We could not find a place to park at Old Faithful. I thought we had made a wrong turn somewhere and were possibly in Disneyland. Lines and crowds were shocking. Traffic jams - not helped by road construction. Parts of the day were not enjoyable.

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Oh, don't you worry your pretty little heads about crowds. We will find a way to make Yellowstone our own.
Until my next update, I remain, your vigilante correspondent.
RV Park: Grizzly RV Park. We feel this is the best big-rig park for a visit to Yellowstone. Just outside the west gate, the park has 50-amp pull-through and back-in sites. Wifi, laundry, bathhouse, playground, dog walk area, store - everything you will need, plus all the amenities of West Yellowstone, Montana - post office, shops, groceries, restaurants, tour companies, museums, etc. We are paying $48 per night.