This post comes to you collectively from Vince and Vlad, from Livingston, MT, in a Comfort Inn. We felt the need to jot our thoughts down while they were still fresh in our minds. The drive from Mt. Rushmore to Yellowstone (we are not yet there) was absolutely brutal. Vlad drove about 4.5 hours from Keystone, SD through most of Wyoming on the I-90 West. I took over in Gillette, WY and drove for about 8 hours to Livingston, MT (this sounds as agonizing as you think, times 2, but we wouldn't have it any other way).
Our Magellan Maestro instructed us to get off the I-90 West and onto the US-14 to reach Yellowstone. However, based on our experience from last night, driving on these US-roads at night is both dangerous and time consuming (due to lack of lighting and lower speed limits). Therefore, Vlad, with his trusty iPhone, mapped a different route and discovered that we could stay on the I-90 West, cut through Montana, and enter Yellowstone from the north side, which is where Canyon Campground is located (our proposed stop for the night).
Halfway through this trip, we all agreed that setting up camp in total darkness...again...would not be desirable. Plus, we were told by the Yellowstone operator, to be careful of the plentiful wildlife roaming the roads at night. So again, Vlad got on his iPhone and found us a hotel as close as we could be to Yellowstone without getting of an interstate highway. During our search, we found hotels ranging from $99/night (which is the last available room at the hotel where we are staying) to $359/night. Absurd. Sal questioned the location of the latter hotel, and suspected that the lady might have mistaken Livingston, MT for Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL. Anyway, we must get some much needed, and much deserved rest. Goodnight.
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