2020
- breakfast in RV
- Morning hike with lamas
- lunch on trail
- ice cream at sweet peaks
- shopping in Bozeman, chacos, water bottle, rei sunglasses, hat and clothes
- dinner at MAP brewing
- Bought groceries, EarthRoamer in parking lot
- Kids and dad in Bozeman hot springs
- started day with breakfast in the RV
- Went to teddy rosevelt national park
- Spent 3 hours seeing highlights
- drove to Bozeman
- Dinner inside at brewery restaurant
- pulled into RV park outside of Bozeman around 9pm
- Getting on the road after stop at the grocery store to replace food that went bad in the fridge incident. We’ll be stopping in Medora tonight!
- Listen to Trace
- Lunch while driving.
- Salem sue
- Medora musical
- dinner at uncorked in Medora, pizza from a little place with no masks and no social distancing
- got into campsite around 10:30pm
- Picked up the RV from Hilltop Rental.
- Loaded it with a bunch of stuff, half of which I’m guessing we won’t use. I suspect forgetting several important things too. 😬
Yellowstone Log: Day 3, Monday
Weather: beautiful day
Successfully managed the emptying of the grey water and black water tanks in the RV. Feels like this deserves some sort of merit badge. 🏅
Photos of us and our llamas as we get ready for our hike with Montana Llama Guides! 🦙
Tyler and Sunny D
Mazie and Ian
Jamie and Angelo
Tammy and Theo
Afternoon ice cream at Sweet Peaks in Bozeman! Yeti Tracks, Mountain Mint, Bear Scat, 10 Year Birthday Cake. 🍦
Hanging out with Llamas this morning with Montana Llama Guides. 🦙
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
We spent the night in Medora last night and before heading out on our way to Bozeman we decided to take a very brief trip into Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We only had a couple of hours so we skimmed the high points hitting. We made the drive on the Scenic Loop with stops at Wind Canyon, Boicourt Overlook, and Buck Hill. We also made a stop at the Prairie Dog town. It was gorgeous scenery and we had a great time checking out the short trails.
Yellowstone Log: Day 2, Sunday
Weather: lovely day
417 miles on tap for today. Final of long drive days to get to Yellowstone area. Filling gas at Forsyth, MT. ⛽️
Yellowstone Log: Day 1, Saturday
Weather: hot and humid in mpls, weather much better in Medora
Today’s task. Next turn in 396 miles. 😊🛣
Hitting the road in the RV!
RV Learning: Mind the Main Power Switch!
We’ve had our first mis-hap of our Yellowstone Road Trip and we haven’t even left the driveway yet!
Last night a big downpour came through and I left the windows open in the RV. I woke up and was worried things would be soaked inside. But, that really wasn’t a problem. The side windows didn’t let in any rain, they just slant out and don’t really open up. However, some rain did come in through the top vents which I had left open. But not a lot, and a quick paper towel was able to wipe it all up.
The bigger issue was last night I asked Mazie to turn the lights off. Which she did, I saw them go off. However, I didn’t consider that how she turned them off was to turned the main power for the RV off! So everything was off, including the refrigerator, which we had loaded just a couple of hours earlier.
So, this morning when I couldn’t get anything to turn on I thought it was maybe a tripped breaker. But then I looked at the main power switch and noticed the red light was off. Uh oh…
We are adding a quick trip to the grocery store before we hit the road… 🛒😬
Yellowstone Log: Day 0, Friday
Just picked up our 2020 Jayco Redhawk 22J from Hilltop Campers. We are getting it packed for our two week road trip to Yellowstone National Park! 🛣
The Robbinsdale water tower may be more accurately described as a cell tower that happens to have water too.
Travail Rooftop Patio Cantina
Tammy and I went to the opening night of Travail’s Kitchen and Amusements Rooftop service tonight. We were lucky enough to grab tickets right when they went on sale and it was a southwest tasting menu that looked absolutely delicious to us.
Travail did a very good job managing social distancing, keeping everything outside with fresh air, and making sure that people moved through promptly but not too fast. I love seeing that restaurants are figuring out how to adapt to the pandemic.
Watermelon Slurpee with Tajin
Pinto Bean & Cannellini Bean Salad
lime creme fraiche, roasted pepper salsa, gustavo romero’s nixta tortilla chips
Ceviche
coconut lime marinade, lime segments, almonds, avocado, green tomatoes, king crab, smoked swordfish, basil, fresno, cilantro, taro root
Mezzo
piña colada slurpee with coconut cream
Mexican Curry Corn & Roasted Poblano
oaxaca cheese tamale, herb and lime crema
Pescado ala Talla
cage-grilled mexican striped bass: morita chile sauce, grilled vegetables, gustavo romero’s nixta tortillas
Mezzo
Strawberry cardamom creamsicle pop
Stuffed Smoked Chicken
herbs, mesca bbq sauce, green mole, crema, mexican pickles
Mexican Chocolate Mousse
coconut cream, cinnamon waffle round
Dessert
tres leches cake, strawberry flambe, strawberry jam filling, whipped cream
Take home
churro ice cream with chocolate
Drinks
I had some delicious drinks along with dinner.
Paloma
Repasado Tequila, Spicy Grapefruit Cordial, Fresh Grapefruit & Lime Juice, Highball Soda Water
El Valiente (The Brave Man)
Tommy’s Margarita, the simple and famous blend of Tequila, Agave, Lime
Music
To top off the beautiful evening on the rooftop patio we also had delightful music from Riverside Unplugged. They played a wide variety and were seemingly ready to play anything. We requested Prince and Brandi Carlile and they did both without hesitation. 🎶
Lucky got her first grooming today. She looks a little strange but is very fluffy. This was a partial grooming. Part 1 of 2…
