June 27. 2008 by Merilee.

West Yellowstone, Montana

We have been enjoying the vast wildlife, geysers, hot springs, rivers and mountain beauty of Yellowstone.  It is just too amazing for words. The weather has been wonderful and the tourists not too deep.  I keep looking for grizzly bears and Brad keeps looking for a grizzly eating a tourist.

I could sit and watch Old Faithful all day.  Just like a kid!

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June 22. 2008 by Merilee.

Emigrant, Montana

This is the view from the RV site in Emigrant.  The Yellowstone River is running high and Pyramid Mountain is in the background.  Yup, died and gone to heaven.  We are 35 miles from the north entrance to Yellowstone NP.  Hope to explore the northern end of the park that we missed last year.  It is summer here with afternoon mountain showers.  We had the pleasure of meeting some friends from Littleton and enjoying some good food and conversation.  Carol acted as a tour guide as we walked the historic downtown of Livingston Montana.  It is a very nice town with great potential. I especially enjoyed the Murray hotel (pic attached).

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June 14. 2008 by Merilee.

  Hammond, Oregon

We have settled at Fort Stevens State Park on the very north and westernmost tip of Oregon.  This is the south jetty looking at the beach we will jeep on tomorrow, weather permitting.  The mouth of the Columbia River is just to the right of this picture.  It is full of huge container vessels from around the world.  They come very close as the shipping channel runs by the long jetty.

 Yes, this is the second day of sunshine since we have been on the coast.  It is much appreciated for a moving day.  It seems every time we move in Oregon it is raining and every time we set up camp it is raining.

We shall be traveling to Colorado for the next 10 days and may not have internet access every day.  I will post when I can.

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June 5. 2008 by Merilee.

Newport, Oregon

We had a rainy, windy foggy drive up the spectacular coast to Newport today.  I had hoped to see some great waves and we did today on the coastal drive.  Unfortunately, my brain did not make the connection of big waves = bad weather. 

We are camped on the bay in the Port of Newport next to the picturesque pleasure and working dock and marina.  This is the view from the back door of the camper.  It is too cold, windy (40 mph gusts) to actually take the camera out into the salt spray today. 

This is a very long bridge named Yaquina Bay bridge.  Can’t wait to explore this area with it’s world famous Oregon Coast Aquarium and long list of famous seafood restaurants.

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June 1. 2008 by Merilee.

   Coos Bay, Oregon

The local Indians tell the tale of an Indian princess that was turned to stone by an angry sea spirit.  My NH friends may note that I have heard mention lamenting the loss of the Man of Mountain here in Bandon, Oregon.  Click on the pic to see it larger and maybe you can see the profile of head turned skyward.  Have I been looking at too many rocks lately?  I have been enjoying the varied seastacks on the coast.  Oh yes, does the sun ever shine on this stunning Oregon coast?

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