Thursday, June 13, 2013 (Gardiner, MT)

Today was another travel day.  We have reservations in Gardiner, MT for 3 days, that's all we could get.  We had 130 miles to travel and most of it was on I-90.  We had a bit more to do this morning because we had to stop at the dump station before we left since we weren't at a full hook up site but we got on the road around 10:30 a.m. 

We arrived at the Rocky Mountain RV Park & Lodging around 1:00 p.m.  It is a nice park, but you have to drive up a very steep hill before you pull into the park.  We are around 5400 elevation here in Gardiner.  After we got set up we decided to drive into Yellowstone Park and check out the Mammoth Hot Springs area. 

It is amazing how many people from different countries are touring Yellowstone.  It was pretty crowded and the busy season is usually July & August.  We both have been to Yellowstone many years ago so it will be interesting to see the changes.  Here are some pictures from the Mammoth Hot Springs Area.

We didn't spend too long in the park as it was starting to get late.  We plan on getting up early and heading out to explore parts of the park before it gets too crowded and maybe we'll see some animals.  Our wildlife sightings today were just one elk and a couple deer.