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Our Trip to Yellowstone National Park

We went to Yellowstone in 1990 after we went to Waterton National Park. In our way there we stopped at St-Mary's Montana, right by Glacier National Park, which is closed in winter. Later on we went to the town of Bozeman and eventually to the park. The roads were extremely icy and slippery we had a small car, that made things worst.There is plenty of things to do and see in winter in Yellowstone. There's the hot springs, waterfalls, the petrified rocks, animals everywhere, cross country skiing even downhill skiing nearby.
We went to a town called Cooke City near the Wyoming border east of Yellowstone. It’s a true wild west town with the closest law enforcement apparently, in Lewistown some 2 1/2 hours away. There was only one access road to the town in winter, the U.S.212. We could only come from the west the eastern road being closed. The population is fourfold in the summer compared to the winter. A few hundred people call it home in the summer. We rented snowmobiles in the gaz station, they also provided warm clothing including snowsuits. The sleds were practically the only mean of transportation in town. Gilbert did all the piloting. He was an expert rider having learned to ride in Quebec. There was a lot of powder and sometimes the sled got stuck but Bebert did not have much problem getting the machine unstuck. One time there was even an animal on the trade and we followed it for awhile. We crossed into the Shoshone National Forest the first national forest in the United States. 2.5 million acres (10,000 km²) in the state of Wyoming Overall it was a fabulous sunny day and the conditions were perfect. It was also not too cold, the town is at an elevation of 7570 feet. The town has a few gold and silver mines not far.
See also part one

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