More Yellowstone

The water from the Big Spring, (120 million gallons a day) clear enough to see the colors on these rainbow trout. The Big spring becomes the Henry,s Fork of the Snake River.


A warning we found on a picnic table in a campground. The whistle was part of the warning.


From the ever present bison to Yellowstone's thermal hotspots.

Good Times, Great Friends

We arrived in West Yellowstone and stayed at the Hideaway RV Park so we would have time to visit with friends Larry and Claudia who are staying there while working at their summer jobs. David and Diane, RV friends from many years back, drove over from South Dakota to celebrate their anniversary. We had a great visit with our friends, fun, food, and fellowship. Another Boomer friend, Betty drove over to our RV park from her job at Old Faithful and joined us for a cookout.

Teton National Park

On Sunday we drove to the Teton National Park. What a beautiful place! Our friend and fellow Boomer, Betty went there with us and was a great tour guide. We saw moose, elk, a coyote and some beautiful scenery. We met Gene and Martha at Dornan's restaurant for lunch. The food was good, the company great and the mountain view thru the window of the restaurant was a sight to behold. All in all it was a great day. We were tired at the end of the day but filled with visions of nature.

Scenes from Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park

Leaving Washington State

On the day after Labor Day we left Washington State on our way East to Yellowstone NP. Nancy took some final shots of Lake Coeur d'Alene just over the Idaho State Line. Thes shots were taken from the truck window at 50 mph

Leavenworth, Washington

The fast flowing Wenatchee River flows through Leavenworth.




Our adventure started with a suite at the very romantic Alps. Tom held the camera while Nancy sipped champaign.






There are three towns that we know of that use Bavarian architecture as a theme, Frankenmuth, Mi., Helen, Ga. and now Leavenworth, Wa. Many years ago the citizens of Leavenworth decided to take advantage of the beautiful Cascade Mountains that surround their town and adopted the Bavarian theme to turn their town into a tourist attraction. This week, on our two days off, the Doyles traveled to this interesting area.

Day Trip to Idaho

Working here at Central Ferry Park in SE Washington. We get two days off every week so we can take advantage of this beautiful area. Last Tuesday found us over the state line and into Northern Idaho near the town of St Maries at the Southern end of the absolutely gorgeous Lake Coeur dAlene.

The Palouse

These pictures were taken from Steptoe Butte, just south of Spokane.







Palouse is a word you have probably never heard. Hell, my spell check doesn't know it because right now there is a red line under it. It is probably because there is only one area in the whole country like it. The palouse was formed more than a million years ago at the end of the last ice age. It is believed that a huge glacier covered what is now the states of Montana & Idaho and as the top of the glacier melted it became a vast sea. When the Western edge of that glacier melted that sea of water came roaring across Idaho bringing with it huge amounts of top soil witch was deposited over what is now SE Washington & Northern Idaho. When Lewis & Clark came through here they were amazed at the complete absence of trees. There are a few trees here now, planted by the people who settled the area but mostly it is as it was for thousands of years.

The Newest Member of the Doyle Family

Tug of war with Daddy's foot.

He sleeps really well.

Lately we have been thinking about getting a puppy. Then the decision seemed to be made for us when our good friends, Kathy and Bruce Johnston told us about a friend of theirs who was looking for homes for 9 pups. The upshot was that Nancy and Kathy traveled over 200 miles to Missoula Montana to pick up Toby. He is half Border Collie and half Black Lab. He's getting used to his new home, well, actually he has taken most of it over. He's very smart and a little headstrong. He goes to work with Nancy almost every day at the campground office and he loves riding in the golf cart. He plays with his "cousins" Ginger, Daisy and Patty (Bruce and Kathy's dogs) almost every day.

Monida Pass

Life is full of ups and downs. We know this because on April 17 we crossed Monida Pass. (It gets its name from "Mon"tana and "Ida"ho). Yes, it is on the state line.





After sitting it out for three days in Pocatello, Idaho waiting for a late spring snowstorm to pass thru north of us, we left and drove north on I-15.




We reached the summit with no problems. The elevation was almost 7000 feet at the top. Some of the grades were 6% and 7% but mostly the ascent was a gradual climb. Same with the descent.



This beautiful mountain lake was crystal clear.




Nan took these pics through the truck window at a speed of about 50 mph. Thank goodness for the 1000 shutter speed.




It seemed like it took forever to get to the other side of the mountain.







The scenery was just awesome. The roads were clear and dry and the weather was sunny and warm.