I had only been to a couple of small places in northeastern Montana, so most of this state was new to me as well. We followed the Lewis & Clark trail (now a highway) through Montana to Livingston for our first night's stop. The next day, less than an hour's drive took us to the northern entrance of Yellowstone National Park and the great state of Wyoming.
We began our tour of Yellowstone with Mammoth Hot Springs - an absolutely amazing area full of weird things, then followed the road down the west side of Yellowstone to see Old Faithful. We didn't have to wait long as she goes off approximately every hour and a half, and it really was something to see! That night we backtracked a bit and drove out the west entrance and admired the crops on the way to Driggs, Idaho - our stop for the night.
The next day we explored Grand Teton National Park, the highlight being a scenic cruise on Jackson Lake that took us right up to the base of the mountains. We then drove through the south entrance of Yellowstone and around the very scenic Yellowstone Lake to the east entrance and our B&B for the night.
Our final day of touring in Yellowstone took us back in the east entrance where we explored some of the waterfalls and canyons as we drove up the east side of the park and out the northeast entrance toward the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, which had been highly recommended to us. This was another highlight as we found ourselves on winding roads leading up a mountain towards an 8,000 foot summit and spectacular views before making our way back to the B&B for the night.
We made our way home the following day and now have lots of pictures and memories to remind us of this adventure. I would highly recommend taking a week to do this trip, although I think it would be possible to spend a whole month exploring Yellowstone - there is SO much to see and do!
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