We set out in August for Montana with the intent on visiting Yellowstone, the oldest National Park in the United States. Our first stop: Squaw Valley, home of the 1956 Winter Olympics
We stayed on Lake Tahoe near the largest casinos
I think it is interesting to note which side of the street is California and which side is Nevada. The next day, we headed for Reno to get on the freeway. But, we were sidetracked with Hot August Nights,
a classic car show held on Virginia Street.
Just off Virginia near the largest casinos is the Bowling Hall Of Fame
After a few hours in the hot Nevada sun, we set off, once again, for Yellowstone. We passed Beverly Hills
and a whole lot of nothing before arriving at Twin Falls, Idaho
BASE jumping is legal with permits and authorities notice. We were a few minutes late from seeing the BASE jumping show. As we pushed north past Pocatello and Idaho Falls, we could see the Tetons in the distance
West Yellowstone is a nice stop before going into the park. They have a quaint airport, too
There are so many things to see in Yellowstone. I can not possibly put every single picture in this post because I missed so much, even though we drove the entire park. Wild buffalo (or bison; I can't tell the difference) roaming the park
Warm pools of water
So warm they cause severe burns if a person falls in. All in various colors
Steaming and overflowing lakes
And, of course, the most famous gyser in the country
Old Faithful. It starts up slow. Every time a little spritz would come out, everyone would get excited and the cameras would start going off and oohing and aahing would start. There are also some beautiful canyons and waterfalls
At the North Entrance to the park is the Roosevelt Gate
It took us three days to see all we saw and we still did not see everything. Going down from the summit at West Yellowstone, we followed the Gallitan River into Bozeman
We managed to make a couple of side trips from there. The first took us a short distance to the capital of Montana, Helena. We drove across the headwaters of the Missouri River
Helena is a small town in the mountains of Montana. The capital building sits on a hill overlooking the town
They have a Senate
and a House of Representatives
like most other states. We also drove past the new Governor's Mansion
and found out Helena used to process lime from the rocks around town
The lime kilns are not in use anymore, but they still stand outside of town. The other side trip we made took us north, through Plentywood, Montana
and through some rough weather. A tornado had touched down near the border crossing we used only a few hours before we arrived there. But, we did drive through the night to the capital of Saskatchewan, Regina
The Canadian League Football Team based in Regina was celebrating 100 years. The Roughriders even made it to Grey Cup. Sometimes, art can be found in the most strange places. Like this alley near downtown Regina
On the grounds of the legislature sits a statue honoring Queen Elizabeth II
The legislative building itself is on beautifully manicured grounds
The legislature in Saskatchewan has only one chamber. Those elected to it are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly" or "MLAs"
When this picture was taken in the summer of 2010, there were two parties: The Saskatchewan Party (the majority seated on the left) and the New Democratic Party (seated on the right). The NDP had expelled one of it's members, so, there was one Independant member who sat on the side of the Saskatchewan Party. To signify the royalty of the name "Regina" the carpet is red. The legislative chamber in Victoria, British Columbia is also red. All other legislative chambers in the Canadian provinces are green except Winnipeg, Manitoba, which is blue. We left Regina headed back south because our goal in visiting Saskatchewan was not the lack of hills
Now you see why the call it "The Land Where No Man Can Fall To His Death." Our main goal for visiting Regina was not the legislative buildings either. Our main goal was
DOG RIVER!!!! The set of the Canadian series "Corner Gas" was the town of Rouleau, Saskatchewan. For the filming of the series, the town name was changed to Dog River. We saw everything Dog River had to offer. Including the Dog River hotel
Oscar and Emma's house
The water tower (Grad '68 is no longer written on it)
and, of course, the FooMar
The weather driving back to Bozeman was much better.
We could see the border before we got to it. Of course, with none of those pesky hills or trees or anything to block our view, we could actually see St. Louis. LOL Since we took the return trip via the same route, there is really nothing else to show except the Walgreens in Reno
which sits right on top of I-80 at Virginia Street.
We stayed on Lake Tahoe near the largest casinos 
I think it is interesting to note which side of the street is California and which side is Nevada. The next day, we headed for Reno to get on the freeway. But, we were sidetracked with Hot August Nights, 
a classic car show held on Virginia Street. 
Just off Virginia near the largest casinos is the Bowling Hall Of Fame 
After a few hours in the hot Nevada sun, we set off, once again, for Yellowstone. We passed Beverly Hills 
and a whole lot of nothing before arriving at Twin Falls, Idaho 
BASE jumping is legal with permits and authorities notice. We were a few minutes late from seeing the BASE jumping show. As we pushed north past Pocatello and Idaho Falls, we could see the Tetons in the distance 
West Yellowstone is a nice stop before going into the park. They have a quaint airport, too 
There are so many things to see in Yellowstone. I can not possibly put every single picture in this post because I missed so much, even though we drove the entire park. Wild buffalo (or bison; I can't tell the difference) roaming the park 
Warm pools of water 
So warm they cause severe burns if a person falls in. All in various colors 
Steaming and overflowing lakes 
And, of course, the most famous gyser in the country 
Old Faithful. It starts up slow. Every time a little spritz would come out, everyone would get excited and the cameras would start going off and oohing and aahing would start. There are also some beautiful canyons and waterfalls 
At the North Entrance to the park is the Roosevelt Gate 
It took us three days to see all we saw and we still did not see everything. Going down from the summit at West Yellowstone, we followed the Gallitan River into Bozeman 
We managed to make a couple of side trips from there. The first took us a short distance to the capital of Montana, Helena. We drove across the headwaters of the Missouri River 
Helena is a small town in the mountains of Montana. The capital building sits on a hill overlooking the town 
They have a Senate 
and a House of Representatives 
like most other states. We also drove past the new Governor's Mansion 
and found out Helena used to process lime from the rocks around town 
The lime kilns are not in use anymore, but they still stand outside of town. The other side trip we made took us north, through Plentywood, Montana 
and through some rough weather. A tornado had touched down near the border crossing we used only a few hours before we arrived there. But, we did drive through the night to the capital of Saskatchewan, Regina 
The Canadian League Football Team based in Regina was celebrating 100 years. The Roughriders even made it to Grey Cup. Sometimes, art can be found in the most strange places. Like this alley near downtown Regina 
On the grounds of the legislature sits a statue honoring Queen Elizabeth II 
The legislative building itself is on beautifully manicured grounds 
The legislature in Saskatchewan has only one chamber. Those elected to it are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly" or "MLAs" 
When this picture was taken in the summer of 2010, there were two parties: The Saskatchewan Party (the majority seated on the left) and the New Democratic Party (seated on the right). The NDP had expelled one of it's members, so, there was one Independant member who sat on the side of the Saskatchewan Party. To signify the royalty of the name "Regina" the carpet is red. The legislative chamber in Victoria, British Columbia is also red. All other legislative chambers in the Canadian provinces are green except Winnipeg, Manitoba, which is blue. We left Regina headed back south because our goal in visiting Saskatchewan was not the lack of hills 
Now you see why the call it "The Land Where No Man Can Fall To His Death." Our main goal for visiting Regina was not the legislative buildings either. Our main goal was 
DOG RIVER!!!! The set of the Canadian series "Corner Gas" was the town of Rouleau, Saskatchewan. For the filming of the series, the town name was changed to Dog River. We saw everything Dog River had to offer. Including the Dog River hotel 
Oscar and Emma's house 
The water tower (Grad '68 is no longer written on it) 
and, of course, the FooMar 
The weather driving back to Bozeman was much better. 
We could see the border before we got to it. Of course, with none of those pesky hills or trees or anything to block our view, we could actually see St. Louis. LOL Since we took the return trip via the same route, there is really nothing else to show except the Walgreens in Reno 
which sits right on top of I-80 at Virginia Street.
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