On the road again

This morning we pack up and leave Yellowstone.  We still can't manage to get out of bed before 8.  We pack up the Sunstar and head to Old Faithful Inn, one of the oldest inns built in a national park.  In search of $4 coffee and pastries we walk around the inn.  The $4 coffee was easy (two-shot no foam latte).  The pastries were harder to find, so Kristin went to the bake shop located in another building.  I'm vague because it seemed a simple task to find the bake shop. I drove from the inn to the lodge and wait for Kristin to essentially walk the entire complex stopping at every store to get here.  We are rewarded with a selection of muffins or a cinnamon roll.  Ugh, we passed up a scone in the inn for hopes of something that actually resembled a bake shop.  Kristin and I split a lemon poppy seed muffin and the kids get a chocolate chip cookie.

We chat with the woman behind the counter who is from Roanoke Va.  She'll be here until October.  She confirms that Mondays and Tuesdays are the busiest days - that's when the tour busses come.  Lesson #4: come to the park on the weekends.  Friday - Sunday preferred.

In the parking lot at Old Faithful I see more evidence of people having an adventure, like us.  A newly married couple touring the country.  I get a kick out of seeing fellow travelers exploring the country, and the unique way in which we all do it.

As we drive out towards the Madison exit I see a cool site on the lower geyser basin and decide to stop in to check it out.  10 minutes of my life I will never get back.  The parking lot is gridlocked and there are no spots to be found.  Tail between our legs we get back on the highway and head out of the park towards our next stop - Craters of the Moon.