Category Archives: West Coast

We Struck Gold!

Again , blue skies for the wake up call, however it was pretty windy out! Today was a cleaning / fix it day. Lyn has been determined to clean the windows inside and out since we moved in. I had a … Continue reading

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Who Stole the Bison

Finally…. the weather is improving. Sunshine and blue skies this morning, and warmer temperatures. After breakfast we headed back to Yellowstone Park. The line up to get in was far, far greater than a couple of days ago, the long … Continue reading

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Local Tour

We missed out morning view of the mountain while we were eating breakfast, the campground had filled up quite a bit since we first arrived. We were surprised to see a few people who had been here since we had … Continue reading

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April Showers Bring ……… May Showers

High overcast this morning when we woke up. The plan today was to fix a couple of maintenance issues in the trailer. After breakfast I did a little work on the TV / Audio system. The electric lift that raises … Continue reading

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Not Another Bl**dy Bison!

Woke up to a cool, but sunny morning. I guess cool is relative in some ways. Temperature decreases with altitude and we are about 7000 ft up, this means the temperature here is approximately 10°C cooler than it would be … Continue reading

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In the Middle of Nowhere

We had a few flashes of lightning and some showers last night, unfortunately the showers continued throughout the day, but it was an improvement over the rain of the last few days. After breakfast we settled down to the luxury … Continue reading

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Hallelujah!!

We woke up at 7 AM, early for us! It was still raining. After breakfast Lyn set about clearing up the inside of the trailer and I went outside to disconnect the hydro and water. Once that was done it … Continue reading

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The Little Silver Mine That Couldn’t

The rain seemed to have continued overnight, as did the cooler temperatures. It was around 10°C with low overcast at wake-up time. Today is the last day here, despite the weather of the last couple of days the only thing … Continue reading

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A Day at Home

The rain that started last night continued through the night. We woke up in the morning and it was still raining. After lunch it was still raining. I am sure it will still be raining after dinner. To break the monotony … Continue reading

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Getting Our Fix

Despite the weather forecast we awoke to a dry and clear day. We had nothing specific in store for today other than a trip into Kellogg to get our internet fix. After breakfast I set bout re-stringing one of the … Continue reading

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