To the moon and back...

When we got on the road at 8a, we immediately started to tear up.  Then we realized this wasn't because we were emotional, it was because our hotel was located next to a an onion farm. Great way to start the day, smelling of onions.  After missing Boise on the road, clearly not a large city, we started our treck to Craters of the Moon, Idaho.  Moving in and out of small towns we finally approached what looked like a very well-tilled garden.  Somehow lava fields filled a 50 mile space of route 26 with some caldrons as high as a few hundred feet.  It amazing to think that this has existed for more then 11 million years. Weird.

We set off listening to various tunes from Abba and Madonna, toward West Yellowstone. Before I knew it we were entering the VERY small town of Arco, only to find myself being pulled over, within minutes.  Figures. Its been 6 years since Ive been pulled over and it happens in Arco, ID (population like 10) when I have a car full of things.  Meanwhile, he let me off with a reduced ticket. Whatever, I plan to never go back to Arco.  Losers.

We arrived a solid few hours later in West Yellowstone. Cold but adorable. We immediately went into the park to get our exploration on, afterall we had about 2-3 hours to spare before the sun would go down. This was the start of a very exciting visit to Yellowstone.  First, Katy and I almost had heart attacks when we almost hit a bison. #parkrangerproblems

Stay tuned for more details on our visit... Its gets really good...