Day 10 – June 8 Friday
Once again, apologies for the lateness, no service at the site.
Went to bed at around 9.30 pm local time, though who knows what time our body clocks say, and got woken up half an hour later by all the cars going into the drive in movie theater next door, which we could see, but obviously not hear. Pirates of The Caribbean without sound is not recommended!
Anyway, a good night’s sleep was followed by an early start, and 120 miles later, we checked in at the Howlin’ Mad Moon RV Park and Bar, in Cameron, Montana, on the Western edge of the Rocky Mountains.
The site is 6000 ft above sea level, in the Madison River valley, right smack on the continental divide.
And you are correct, I didn’t know what the continental divide was, so being the nosey person I am, I enquired.
Apparently, all rivers and streams to the West of the continental divide eventually flow into the Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico, and all rivers and streams on the East flow eventually into the Atlantic Ocean. Isn’t that interesting? You can now astound all your friends and family.
We are 30 miles from the West entrance to Jellystone Park, where the buffalo roam……
The old joke has to be asked…..What is the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
You can’t wash your hands in a buffalo.
Moving swiftly on, we spent the afternoon on a dirt back road, in the wilderness, with the occasional bear country warning sign, telling us that black bears have paws with small claws and grizzly bears have paws with long claws. Also, the tell tale signs that bears are near are torn up tree branches and bear poop, and if we encounter a bear, to make a lot of noise.
If I get near enough to one to see its paws close up, I really don’t care what make of bear it is, I will definitely make a lot of noise, and there will probably be some Clive poop around!!!!
Once again the scenery here is breathtaking, and it is easy to see why Montana is called Big Sky country. Rolling hills leading up to forest covered mountains, with snow covered peaks.
We had lunch in the site café, and got chatting with a couple of people from ………..Houston.
Tomorrow it is off to Jellystone Park, and hopefully many wildlife pix.
Today’s wildlife watch was Pine Martin ( no he wasn’t a doctor) red fox, deer, pronghorn antelope, chipmunk, bald eagle, crane, and a ostrich.
