Hi Guys, it’s me again, Millie

I don’t know what it is with Mum and Dad, but just lately I can squeak them around my little paw.

They are letting me do this next bit of the blog, even though I don’t feel as low about Trouper leaving as I did before.

Anyway, where was I? – Oh yes writing the next bit of the blog

Well we arrived in this little town of West Yellowstone after driving 270 miles from Salt Lake City and drove to the campsite called Grizzly RV Park, with a great big Grizzly Bear in front of the office – ugh.

This RV park is right at the side of the west gate to Yellowstone National Park (Dad has just interrupted and said I have to include a few figures so here goes!!).

It was the first National Park in the USA and is 2.2 Million Acres (don’t ask how big that is as I have no idea).

It has the largest collection of hot water geysers in the world and has a 30 mile by 45 mile Caldera (I don’t know what that is either – ask Mum or Dad) and Yellowstone Lake, with 141 miles of shoreline and at 7733ft, is the highest lake in North America (I just don’t know where Mum and Dad get all this stuff).

Yellowstone map

West Yellowstone town and the first few miles of Yellowstone are in Montana, whilst the rest of the Park is in Wyoming (well this is what Dad said, I haven’t got a clue)

But I do know that this little town is very busy and both Mum and Dad decided that we would not go into the Yellowstone Park over the weekend, but go somewhere else Saturday and Sunday.

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Saturday morning arrived and a group discussion was held and no decisions were being made, so I eventually decided we would go to a place called Big Sky Mountain (because I liked the sound of it) and off we went.

It was a nice run into the mountains, with Mum and Dad doing their usual oohs and ahhs every few minutes and snapping photos – I just wish they would keep their eyes on the road a bit more!

Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, just setting of to Big Sky.

Well it turned out to be a very nice place, a summer holiday resort in the mountains and a winter ski resort in the mountains, with bars and restaurants right at the bottom of the ski slopes.

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The round trip to Big Sky was about 120 miles, but I don’t mind as I snooze most of the time we are traveling.

Well after two days of driving, we decided (well Mum and Dad did) that Sunday was going to be a day of rest, so we just went a walk into the town and then back for lunch.

After lunch, Mum and Dad went to this Grizzly Bear and Wolf place, where they have a lot of ‘saved’ animals, just at the top of our street, they asked me if wanted to go, but I said, no thanks, I don’t want to get close up to any bears!

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They came back moaning that they had only seen a couple of Wolves and one big Grizzly called Sam, I didn’t say anything, but I am glad I didn’t even see him!

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Monday morning we were up bright and early to start to explore Yellowstone, when we got to the gate to go in there were four lines of traffic queuing, but we didn’t have to wait long and we were in.

Mum and Dad said they were going to do the Northern Loop, whatever that is, so we set off, with Mum and Dad doing the Ohh and Ahhing again every few minutes at the scenery

Rapids and waterfalls

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Hot springs (like a big bathroom I think!)

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A Marmite keeping watch and our first sighting of a Buffalo

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After about 200 miles and 7 hours we got back home, I don’t know about Mum and Dad but I was shattered, what with all the stopping and getting in and out of the car, I just couldn’t get an uninterrupted snooze all day!

Although I have to confess I went to bed excited as we are going to see Trouper again tomorrow.

Millie x