Day Five - West Yellowstone, Mt to Logan, UT
To my dismay I found my self in a situation that would require me to skip most of Montana and Idaho. I had planned to go north from Yellowstone up eastern Idaho and cutting across the going to the sun road in Glacier National Park and then south through Montana. There was a very large storm system in the Pacific north west that was moving southeast rapidly. The forecast for the next day in Idaho and Montana was for a heavy snow fall (12 to 18 inches) above 6000 feet in elevation. With this in mind I decided to spend the day exploring Yellowstone and the Grand Teton National Park. I would continue south to Utah.
More Buffalo in Yellowstone. There was wildlife around every corner. The thing that most impressed me, I did not get a picture of. As I was leaving Old faithful I passed a gray wolf. He had just gotten some lunch as I saw a small furry animal in his mouth as he trotted by me on one of the many parking spaces along the side of the road. I stopped as fast as possible but I was not quick enough with my camera.
The Blue Geyser. The heat radiating out of these is incredible.
The Yellowstone river next to a geyser field
Old Faithful, this is just the beginning of a blow off.
The Yellowstone River
The Grand Tetons
Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park
After leaving Grand Teton National Park I continued south not stopping to take any pictures as I had a nasty storm on my tail. On my way south I passed through Targhee National Forest, Caribou National Forest, Bridger National Forest, and Cache National Forest. I really enjoyed the afternoon seeing great scenery and some great motorcycle roads. I ended the day in Logan Utah. When I got in town I started looking for a hotel room as it was getting dark and cold. I found a Hampton Inn with one room left, a suite. I ordered a pizza from Dominos and checked the weather. The weather did not look good, the storm was catching up to me.
Day One - Marlborough MA to Ashtabula OH
Day Two - Ashtabula to Dexter, MN
Day Three - Dexter MN to Mount Rushmore, SD
Day Four - Mount Rushmore, SD to West Yellowstone, MT
Day Five - West Yellowstone, Mt to Logan, UT
Day Six - Logan, UT to Cedar City UT
Day Seven - Cedar City UT to Williams. AZ
Day Eight - Williams, AZ to Durango, CO
Day Nine - Durango, CO to Amarillo, TX
Day Ten - Amarillo, TX to Little Rock, AR
Day Eleven - Little Rock AR to Cordova TN
Day Twelve through Fifteen - Memphis, TN