I'm Back!

I’m Back!
Oct 6th 2009
wolfmoonsleddog
Midwest
Location: Finland, MN
Time - 3:54pm Central Daylight Time
Temperature: 45 degrees F (7 C)
Conditions: Cloudy, raining
Forecast: Showers today, cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 30s, highs in the 40s


So you probably thought I was just joking around when I said I was going to Yellowstone. Not so! I got back this past weekend from a week-long solo roadtrip out to the park. It was an amazing trip and I had a blast. Unfortunately I was not able to get to the Southern part of the park but I had a good time exploring the Lamar Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Geyser Basin (see above photo). I meant to go further South in the park but both roads were blocked off so I headed East.

I went to Cody and the hot springs at Thermopolis, then visited Deer Creek Kennel in Glenrock, drove up to see Devil’s Tower (remember “Close Encounters”?) and then went to spend a couple of days in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I saw snowflakes while camping at Wind Cave National Park!

So, I didn’t get to spend as much time in Yellowstone as I wanted but I saw a lot!

Coming back to MCK was weird because I left in Summer and when I arrived back last weekend, Fall had come! Temps are colder, it’s raining and we are training hard. It was a bit of an adjustment coming off the road and back into kennel routine. But everybody is doing well and I am re-settling in and preparing for our rainy Season (which looks as if it has already begun!).

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Dave Lukosik on 24 Oct 2009 at 8:32 pm # edit this

Great to read you enjoyed your trip to Yellowstone! Ken Burn’s PBS Series on the National Parks aired about the same time as your trip and featured Yellowstone quite prominently!