Up bright and early we set off for Glacier National Park (which was the whole point of this particular route), just over three hours driving away. Not a particularly inspiring drive over the plains but the Rockies were rising tantalisingly from the horizon to our left as we headed north west.

Over the years in my travels to the USA I've become increasingly interested in American history both of the european spread across the continent and the Native American Indians. After my treat of a few days earlier at the Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, today was to be a Lewis and Clark day.

August 4th and we were off and into the wilds accross the plains to Great Falls. This was a 255 mile journey for which we had bought a picnic lunch in a supermarket in Billings as it looked like we would be nowhere near anywhere at lunch time.

August 3rd. Two items on the agenda for today, the only question was which order to do them in ?

August 2nd. Up early to the supermarket to get food for the day knowing it was a long drive and that at around mid-day we would be unlikely to be close to anywhere to buy lunch. We left West Yellowstone and straight away hit the West Entrance to the park which is on the outskirts of the town.

August 1st. Todays journey was the real start of the holiday for me, off into the wilds. My initial plan was always to drive up the west side of the Grand Tetons

Bright and early (our body clocks were telling us it was two hours
later then the local time) we were off and heading north.

We left Orlando bound for Salt Lake City via Denver. The change of
plane in Denver had less than an hour between landing and take off
and we were a little concerned about making the transfer.

For our first week we stayed in a villa just off the 192 in Kissimee
(nr Orlando) with the four of us and another 5 family members who had
already been in Florida for a fortnight. It was basically a Disney
week with one day in Sea World.

The latest news is that the Beartooth will not be open again this year.

Therefore................