Vacation Suggestions - starting with Yellowstone - No. 1

After farming the 3 generation farm for 30 years & working for the State of Kansas 10 years. We retired & bought a 28 ft. RV 5th wheel & hooked it behind the truck and took off to see our wonderful country. We found there are alot of other retirees out there doing the same thing. I really like to go to a place and park and live there awhile getting to know the area. Yellowstone National Park, WY, was advertising their 125th Anniversary 1997 so it sounded like a good place to start. We were able to get on as part-time help at Hamilton Stores working morning or evening shift which left us plenty of time to enjoy the animals. What a thrill! I had been there one day on vacation as a kid but I would never have dreamed what it could be like when we were able to be there June to Sept. 18th. We drove in with the last of the winter snow and left with the 1st on the mountains in the distance. Yellowstone Lake is noted for its Cutthroat Trout and they were jumping up the falls in the Yellowstone River heading for the lake. Mornings & evenings Grizzly Bears were easy to see as they cleaned up the winter kill of the elk & buffalo. Black bears, Moose & Wolves were some of the many other animals you see when you find the area they like to be. July 1st when the schools are out and big crowds start coming the bears head for the high country and it's rare to see the bears till the middle of August when they come back down to the valley. The valley with all the geysers in the park keeps the water from freezing so they have food and water there during the winter. Hope you enjoy hearing about our travels and get some ideas from them. Jeanette