Would you believe it. The minute we get to Yellowstone it starts to snow. Luckilly not heavy, all melted now and the sun is out - but it's still cold! Staying at the Stagecoach Inn on Madison right in the centre of town. All fairly quiet though as still very early season and several places closed till Monday. If you are looking for 'big game' here then you can do no better than the main lounge area in the Stagecoach Inn. It's all stuffed of course!
As indeed we were when we visited the Bullwinkles Saloon Bar and Casino in the evening. Jan said she thought she could eat a horse but it was lucky she left the saddle! At least she was able to sit comfortably (not so sure about that!) whilst she tucked into a glass of Pinot.
Bullwinkles is quite a busy place and lots of atmosphere. Probably have to go there later today as well just to check that our initial impressions were correct!
After a good nights sleep (11 hours - not sure what came over us - this holidaying lark is very strenuous you know) we decided to head out on foot from our Inn on a trail to the river (a gentle 2.2 miles there and back). It snowed quite heavilly but stopped after about half an hour. It was a lovely trail
and whilst we did not see any bears, we did see bear sign, both in the form of footprints and scratches on a tree:
A quiet day then for the remainder of today. Probably pop down to the West Park Entrance later to see about tickets. And we will be better prepared for our next trail trip. The Inn receptionist has promised to bring her bear spray in tomorrow so we can borrow it - a really nice gesture on her part (thanks Pat).
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