Glacier & Yellowstone 2013
Day 1, 24 August 2013 - 610 day miles, 610 trip miles
My plan is to make a loop to and from Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. I could take the direct Interstate route there, but I’ve decided to take a more westerly route for more scenic driving!
Day 2, 25 August 2013 - 364 day miles, 974 trip miles
Northern New Mexico Scenic Drive
Fewer miles, longer day, from Raton, west to Cimarron and Taos, over the gorge of the Rio Grande, over at 10,000 foot pass, and into Farmington.
Day 3, 26 August 2013 - 336 day miles, 1310 trip miles
Puebloan Ruins and Monument Valley
A visit to a couple pueblo ruins - Salmon Ruins, and Aztec Ruins National Monument. I then drove out west past Shiprock , to Kayenta, Arizona, to drive north through Monument Valley.
Day 4, 27 August 2013 - 530 day miles, 1840 trip miles
The ultimate goal for this road trip are visits to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, in that order. So today focused on making into Idaho.
Day 5, 28 August 2013 - 490 day miles, 2330 trip miles
A visit to a couple pueblo ruins - Salmon Ruins, and Aztec Ruins National Monument. I then drove out west past Shiprock , to Kayenta, Arizona, to drive north through Monument Valley.
Day 6, 29 August 2013 - 238 day miles, 2568 trip miles
Arrival at Glacier National Park
Sounds of the forest / flickers sing, water babbles / Forest calls me in
Day 7, 30 August 2013 - 215 day miles, 2783 trip miles
Avalanche Lake and Going The The Sun Road
In the morning I made a day hike to Avalanche Lake, an incredible glacier-fed lake. In the afternoon I drove the “Going To The Sun” Road, a spectacular scenic drive across the park.
Day 8, 31 August 2013 - 298 day miles, 3079 trip miles
In my third day in Glacier National Park, I hiked to the Hidden Lake from the Logan Pass visitor center
Day 9, 1 September 2013 - 278 day miles, 3357 trip miles
I drove to Gardiner, MT, just outside the northern entranced to Yellowstone National Park.
Day 10, 2 September 2013 - 88 day miles, 3445 trip miles
An introductory day to the park, driving around the northern loop of the park. It rained most of the day, so no hiking around.
Day 11, 3 September 2013 - 161 day miles, 3608 trip miles
Today I visited one of it not the most spectacular springs in the park, Great Prismatic Spring.
Day 12, 4 September 2013 - 183 day miles, 3789 trip miles
This is my last full day in Yellowstone National Park. A long day, too. I made a full clockwise circuit of the park, visiting the thermal features around Old Faithful, and back again. Today, I saw the BEST sight in the park, the Morning Glory pool.
Day 13, 5 September 2013 - 760 day miles, 4549 trip miles
I left Yellowstone National Park, and headed back home by way of the Beartooth Highway, which is perhaps the most scenic drive I have ever experienced in the United States
Day 14, 6 September 2013 - 779 day miles, 5328 trip miles
A making-time day, heading home
