Day 10: Last Day in Yellowstone, Montana... and Idaho!



















What a day! We started off in Cody this morning. Dane had fun playing at the playground near our cabin, and we managed to be in town during a big rodeo... so we were detoured from downtown because of the parade. We checked it out for a few minutes and then we were off to the park again....


On our way in from the East Entrance, just a few miles in... WE SAW A GRIZZLY BEAR! It was amazing, and the bear was sooooooooooo close to the road. There was a ranger on the scene making sure that people stayed in or near their cars and away from the bear.


We saw a ton of buffalo again today, and made our way towards Old Faithful. We stopped at the Continental Divide to take a photo.... although we actually crossed it 3 times today! Old Faithful was really cool and well worth the wait! Absolutely amazing! We then moved from Old Faithful to Madison to catch a ranger program on our way out of the park so that Dane could complete the requirements necessary to become a junior ranger and earn his badge.
On our way out, we saw a coyote cross the road, and a really cool nesting area complete with bald eagles!
Again, please see the Kodak site for all of our photos!
We drove and drove tonight after leaving the park... making it to Idaho Falls for the night. We are at a really great Best Western tonight.. If you ever come to Idaho Falls, this is truly the place to stay!!!
Tomorrow we plan to drive to John Day... with a stop in Boise to check out the zoo on the way!
more updates to come!

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