1. We’re making our way (with many stops) out the East Entrance to Cody, WY going over Sylvan Pass. Another spectacular drive.

2. This trip we’re staying in the park and taking the beauttiful drives out east and northeast entrances. Yesterday we took the northeast entrance drive, today the east, and tomorrow we’ll go out the south. Monday we came in through the west entrance. The only one we won’t drive through on this trip is the North Entrance at Mammouth.

3. This is a huge park. Tourists on the highways see maybe 10% of the park.

4. I’m writing this as Nina is driving. We’ve had little to none cell service, but I expect I can post this in Cody. I’d sure like to have cell/data services in Yellowstone. I’m sure it’ll happen someday whether the tree huggers like it or not. It’s now six hours later and we’re back at the campsite. The scenery was too interesting to do much writing.

5. Surprisingly, the Park is quite busy. All of the campsites last night were full here at Canyon. There’s a lot of traffic as well. Other than fowl, the only wildlife we’ve seen is bison, lots of bison.

6. We did have cell/data signal in Cody, but we were too interested in other things.

7. The mural in the LDS building in Cody are still there. The building has been significantly remodeled since we were last there, at least 30 years ago. But the mural is still as pretty as ever. It’s now a visitor’s center staffed for four months by four sets of senior missionaries who serve just for these four months and then go home. They work four days and then off four days. It’s one of the part-time mission opportunities of the Church.

8. When the wind picks up a bit it makes quite a noise in the tree tops. We’ve had great weather, probably due to Nina remembering to bring the umbrellas. Meanwhile it’s about 6 pm and the campsites around us are quickly becoming occupied.

9. The drive out the NE Entrance and the Bear Tooth Scenic Byway is quite spectacular. It goes by a very diverse set of scenery from huge pine forests to tundra above the treeline. The switch backs going over the summit are very impressive. It was definitely worth the drive.

Today’s drive down to Cody and back was also delightful. Huge granite cliffs dominate the landscape. We had long waits both going and returning for bison crossing the road.

10. We’ve not stopped at any of the attractions in the Park this trip. Next year, I think. Meanwhile a young lady who appears to be by herself is setting up her tent down below us. Not sure I’d like tent camping all by myself.