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Saturday 28 July 2018

Reconnecting

Ron and I joked about our trial separation while I was in Ontario and so now it was time to reconnect.  I arrived back in Pincher Creek last Friday and then the next morning we left around 9:00 a.m. for a motorcycle ride.  We headed south.  I was tired but it was nice to be on the bike behind Ron.  We stopped in Helena, Montana for the night.  It was quite hot.  After supper we went for a long walk and then I was excited to fall into bed, ready for a good night's sleep.

The next morning we continued towards Yellowstone Park.  We had an interesting stop at Earthquake Lake. 
In 1959, an earthquake happened here measuring 7.5 on the richter magnitude scale.  A landslide was formed on the Madison River.  It travelled down the mountain at 100 miles per hour. The landslide blocked most of the flow of the river and water began to fill upstream.  In less than a month, the waters had created what is now called Earthquake Lake.

It was quite a spectacular spot and amazing to think that it was created by such a devastation. 
We drove through Yellowstone Park. 
There weren't too many animals but we did see an elk.
We drove down through the geysers.  It is so amazing seeing steam spewing out of the ground.
We had to stop at the most famous geyser of all.  Old Faithful was named in 1870. Since 2000 it has erupted every 44 to 125 minutes.  We arrived just in time for the show.



 It always is amazing.  This time we sat in a spot where the water sprayed over top of us.  There are always lots of ohhhh's and awes.
We drove south and into the Grand Teton National Park.  This was in Wyoming.  This was the first time that we had been in this park. 
We saw some falls and even a bear with two cubs.
 

From there we drove west to Idaho.  We stayed in Idaho Falls and were super excited to find a hotel.  After a wonderful tea on the balcony, I was happy to have a comfy bed.  In the morning, I enjoyed another tea with this view.
The next morning we rode back towards Montana.  It was a hot day and we took a few breaks to try and cool off.

We stayed in Missoula, Montana that night.  The next morning, we drove north to Kalispell.  We found a hotel and also Krispy Kreme!  We went for a little ride into Glacier Park in the evening.  The next morning, we had a hot apple fritter at Krispy Kreme before heading home through Glacier.





Once again, spectacular views, amazing ride and a wonderful driver.





We have come to the conclusion that we can handle short times away from each other but life is better when we are together!
Now Ron is back to work.  I'm trying to get caught up and WestJet is still trying to find my luggage.

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