Day 7 - Yellowstone

In Bozeman, we stayed at a friend’s house who packed his bags and made the move out west a few years ago.  He followed his passion to Montana and has landed a great job working on an organic sheep farm.  My friend was able to find a house secluded on the top of a hill, overlooking the city and the mountains, with an expanse of mountains as his backyard where he goes to hunt.  There are days he will trek 25 miles on foot, up and down mountains, through woods, in hot and cold to pursue his passion for hunting.   These pictures will give you an idea of the serene paradise we resided in for two nights.

 

His porch wraps around the whole front of the house.

This is the view from his porch.

Part of the living room with a lovely stone fireplace.  The dog is also a nice touch.

Part of his 'backyard' where he spends the majority of his time when he's not at work.

We spent the majority of our day not in Bozeman, but at Yellowstone National Park.  We did, however, splurge at Bozeman’s local breakfast and lunch spot “Cat Eye Café” which was delicious and designed very much for fellow cat lovers.

We followed the Gallatin river through the Gallatin National Forest to arrive at the Western entrance of Yellowstone.  

 

I was blown away by what I saw inside the park.  We saw elk and bison

 

mini geysers bubbling up thick stews of white mud 

Artist Paintpots

waterfalls pouring into great canyons

Lower falls @ red rock

 Giant boulders bordering the windy roads

and of course an expanse of forests and mountains 

We only spent 3 hours at the park as our time was limited, but it was 3 hours well spent.  We drove back during sunset, again stimulating our senses with the delights of pink and purple tinted clouds floating over the mountain tops.