All we heard in the news for the last few days was the progress in finding the escaped felons from Arizona who were believed to be headed toward the Yellowstone area. We hoped that we would not encounter them. We approached Yellowstone from the east entrance by way of Cody, WY. Before getting to Cody we had to go through the small town of Meeteetse. The town consisted of a gas station, two taverns, a grocery store and a church (this was the main part of town). As we're topping off the fuel tank we asked a passerby if there was any news regarding the escaped felons. She asked us to take five steps backward and then said "that's where we got one of them last night." It appears the felon earned some money working at the local church, then went on to the tavern where he became loud and obnoxious, drawing attention to himself, which prompted the locals to call the marshall. When the marshall showed up the escaped convict surrendered peacefully right there on the spot.
We continued through Cody, entering Yellowstone through the canyon at Pahaska, along the shores of Yellowstone Lake. We decided to take the loop road via Inspiration Point, Tower Junction, Mammoth Hot Springs, Fountain Paint Pot, and of course Old Faithful. The elevation gain and drop on this route brought us as low as four thousand feet and as high as eighty-nine hundred feet. After Old Faithful we headed back north to highway 20, leaving the park through the west exit going through the corner of Montana, then heading south on U.S. 20 toward Idaho Falls. We couldn't make Idaho Falls and decided to grab a room in Rexburg. What a day! Russ and I thoroughly enjoyed the splendors of Yellowstone. It was truly an amazing national park. When you think about it we spent a day driving over the most dangerous ground in America .... the Yellowstone caldera. I guess if this volcanic region ever erupts it means the end of mankind; a hell of a thought.
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