9/18/07

It is so nice to see familiar faces!! I got to Ed and Schatzie Moore’s house tonight. They live in McAllister, MT on a mountain. The view is so amazing, you can see for miles in every direction. Their house is beautiful, it has huge windows all along the front, and it’s an open floor plan. We had spaghetti for dinner, which is pretty much my favorite food. I also tried elk meatballs, they were really good, and not gamey like venison. It’s really hard to go for almost 10 days without seeing someone you know, I think I was getting close to my breaking point, so it’s a good thing I got here when I did.

I left Cody, WY around 9:30 this morning and drove an hour to Yellowstone. The drive was beautiful, I saw a lot of mountains and wild animals. When I got to Yellowstone, I ran into a guy I met at the campground last night, named Jerry. He’s cool, and it’s always nice to meet a fellow traveler. He went from Seattle to Chicago and now he’s on his way back. The really amazing thing is that he’s on a motorcycle. I definitely could not do that!

After lunch, I drove to Old Faithful. I got there at 2:15, and it was predicted to erupt around 3:10. There is a short loop that takes you past a bunch of small geysers and pools of boiling water. There was one pool that wasn’t boiling, but it was so clear and bright blue, I could see right to the bottom. The whole thing is so amazing. Then, as I was sitting and waiting for Old Faithful to do it’s thing, I saw Jerry again, so we hung out and watched it. It’s less impressive than I had imagined, but it’s still really cool. The funny part is listening to all the people around as it starts to go off. It’s a little like going to fireworks on the Fourth of July.

I’m not sure yet what I’m going to do tomorrow. Ed is going elk hunting at 5 am, so hopefully he’ll get one and I can help gut it! Once again, it is so nice to see people, I feel sane again (almost).