Time to pack up yet again. Northwest quadrant of the park today then heading north toward Glacier. We stopped at Roaring Mountain and the Obsidian Cliff (Ruth: "1 star, underwhelming"; I agree) on the way to our big site for the day - Mammoth Hot Springs. I was excited to see this area since all the pictures I'd seen when researching looked otherworldly.
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| Zadie: Meh |
Zadie was Yellowstoned out by this point, over it, and not interested in walking around this area in the heat. Here's her take, written as we drove away:
Mammoth Spring was horrible, hot, and long. I was very upset and it sucked. 1 star, 0 if possible. Sincerely, Zadie
The rest of us enjoyed it! How could you not? Ruth said it looked like the moon.
We had several hours to drive after leaving here, but made several stops along the way. First, we got some Thai food in a small town where we split two yummy meals and still had a ton of leftovers. Next, we drove through downtown Bozeman (cute!) where we popped into a thrift store. Finally, we stopped to see one of Zadie's best friends, whose dad lives in Butte. Great luck for us that she was visiting at the same time as we were passing through! Zadie was really excited to see her, and we enjoyed getting to know her family, who were so gracious to host us while the kids hung out. Fun stop! Cool town too, with lots of cool old houses.
Our stop for the night was a hotel in Helena, which is about halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier. Happy again for real beds and showers!