Friday we left Keystone, South Dakota and headed west, our destination was Portland, Oregon. It was a beautiful day for a drive although we experienced high winds along the highway! We stopped for the night in Livingston, Montana just an hour north of the north entrance to Yellowstone. There was snow in the forecast but we decided to head to Yellowstone and do a little exploring. We were cutting it kind of close as the park closes for the winter November 2 which was just a few days away!
Saturday the weather was overcast but it wasn’t raining or snowing! It was a beautiful drive into Yellowstone. Very hard to capture it on film but the scenery was incredible.
Snow capped mountains all around us. As we headed toward Old Faithful we stopped at every place on the map where there was something special to look at.
It was so cold that everything was steaming. Almost looked like forest fires!
We saw numerous bison.
We also saw this coyote or young wolf chasing mice in the field.
He had no fear of us and eventually crossed right in front of the car!
There was also elk feeding along the road.
It was a wonderful day, very few people in the park even around Old Faithful! 
We spent about six hours in the park before heading on. We still had miles to go before we reached Portland!
Nancy on the Home Front 
Oh my goodness, wow, you have such a beautiful country and its all right there to drive and see. Thank you for sharing nature at its absolute best maybe one day I will visit the USA and see all this amazing scenery first hand.
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Julie,
We do have a beautiful country and so diverse! We definitely feel blessed to be able to take such an adventure!
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Nancy – your photos are stunning! I love this post. We were there in July a few years ago, and there was still snow on the mountains up high – we had a snow ball fight, I’ve never done that in July before! Wish we could have experienced less crowds as you did. Can’t wait for the next adventure of Portland. Best, Kim
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Kim, It was wonderful to experience Yellowstone without any crowds even if it was cold!
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Our national park are truly our country’s treasures. I have never been to Yellowstone so your pictures were captivating for me. The last shot of the lake is gorgeous. Lovely series.
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Thank you for your kind comments Genie, Yellowstone is indeed an awesome place and we only explored a very tiny portion of it!
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Fabulous pictures! Thanks for letting us come along with you virtually. Sounds like a wonderful trip.
Dash
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Thanks for stopping by Dash! It was hard to capture the beauty on such an overcast day!
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I have always wanted to go to Yellowstone… I hope that one day I get to realise that dream
Mollyxxx
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Molly,
I hope you get to go someday, I can’t wait to go back! West such a tiny potion of the park!
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I have so many fond memories of camping in Yellowstone with my parents. I met my first husband there, but don’t hold that beautiful part of the country responsible. – Margy
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Margy,
You are too funny!I too have fond memories of campaign at Yellowstone as a kid, my mother, brother, sister and I all slept in these cans tents while my father was awake all night in the car watching for bears! Remembering it as a kid was one of the reasons I wanted to go back!
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