Yellowstone to SLC



Ok. So we decided to take the scenic route through to Yellowstone park, which if you have 3 hours to spare is a great idea. It involves driving along the “scenic beartooth pass” and it is beautiful. In order to pass into the mountain range, the roads zig-zag, with U turns to make the elevation passable by ordinary automobiles. But once you are up past the tree line, it is one hell of a sight.

After getting to Yellowstone using the scenic route we were pretty knackered and decided to only do minimal touristy things, but we did stop and see the hot springs, and man are they hot. If any of you want to make a gorey horror film, please include a “death by hot-springs” scene (yes, yes, I know that this was in Haunted, but now that I’ve seen real hot springs, it makes the whole idea more horrifying). In addition, we also stopped for every moose and bear that other tourists saw (or imagined). I found it pretty hard to believe that people just stop in the middle of the road for indefinite periods of time to see a bear. (can’t they just go to their local dump??).

After leaving Yellowstone, we drove to Salt Lake City, which I’m sure is more impressive during the day. Tomorrow, we hope to make it to Davis.