Start at the very beginning

Where we last left off, we had just exited Buffalo, WY and were beginning our trek to the foreign planet embedded in the upper West corner of the state they came to call Yellowstone. On the way there, we naturally became sidetracked by the sight and grandeur of what we later realized was an hors d'oeuvre for the meal to come. The so-called appetizer was Shoshone National Forest, and it had more than enough to keep us occupied well into hours that were scheduled for our drive through Yellowstone into camp.




There was some very friendly chipmunks that came right up to your fingers. This one was particularly curious about the iPhone. I suspect he wondered if this was some sort of new food storage device, but upon not being able to operate it, he scrambled away in search of easier fare.


There was a good amount of door opening too, as we repeatedly convinced ourselves that we just had to see this one last thing before moving on.




As with any new place, you imagine new types of life: plant, animal, or otherwise. This, however, was unexpected. For anyone who loves dandelion puffs, (and I honestly can't imagine anyone who has found their way to our blog doesn't), feast your eyes on these. The size of tennis balls, these delicate globes floated above the fields like scattered, tiny aftermaths of dying stars.




And thus, like true scientists, our sample collection began.

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