duck, duck, MOOSE.

First on any agenda is obviously to find the nearest Starbucks. After that mission was accomplished, we headed east into Cowboy Country. I felt like even in the car we should have been addressing each other as "ma'am". We had yet another beautiful drive today. Just look at the photos and be convinced, I can't explain it and give it justice.

We passed the time with a murder mystery on CD. Four discs later we found the murderer was Gordon. Sorry to ruin it for you.

Crossing into Wyoming just past the Yellowstone west entrance means Shandon and I got to check off a state we both were missing from our List of States to See. Time to start thinking about the next checkmark... anyone for a weekend getaway to Fargo, North Dakoka? Hmm? Any takers? We saw 4 important things today while touring Yellowstone on our way to Old Faithful:

1. Hot springs and mini geysers all over the place

2. A buffalo chilling near the road, with one bystander going WAY too close to get a picture... she did not get the memo that one person dies per week from an animal attack in Yellowstone.

3. A moose or elk. Why the "or", you ask? Because Jessica said elk, Shandon said moose, and Laura didn't have a clue.

4. Joe Biden. The aforementioned elk/moose creature wasn't seen too closely because Joe Biden and his entourage were taking pictures so we had to fly by at 45 miles an hour as park rangers waved on the peons.

We arrived at the Old Faithful center and one of us stayed out with the dog, one went to the restroom, and the other was giddy with excitement about the gift shop. (I'll let you figure out which traveller was which...) So anyway, we missed Old Faithful's eruption (if that's what you call it) by 2 seconds!! Major disappointment. We had to wait 90 minutes for the next one... the park ranger said she was predicted to go at 4:12, so we wandered some of the little springs around the area and, sure enough, Old Faithful faithfully spewed right on time. 4:13 to be exact.

We had dinner in West Yellowstone at... get ready for this... Buckaroo Bill's BBQ. Enough said.

Another night in Butte, Montana!