Today we drove to Yellowstone.  The trip was interesting.  We went through a strip-mine (not pretty); It actually was on both sides of the highway.  I saw some of those huge trucks they always have shows about on the Discovery Channel, but it was really an ugly place.  We went through some mountains and the RV had trouble, and got pretty hot so we had to crawl up.  It really doesn’t help that we’re towing a 4 door Jeep Wrangler (I think it’s about 4,200 lbs).

The country out here is really beautiful.  There is a lot of open area and ranch land.  It seems like a great spot for hunting and fishing.  I can’t wait to do some fly fishing around the park.  I’ve heard it’s amazing.  We’re also planning on doing some whitewater rafting tomorrow.  I haven’t gone in a while, but hopefully the river will be decent.  If it’s really going, I’ll try to rent a kayak.

Every half an hour or so we would pass an Indian Reservation.  These were really depressing; they were in much worse shape than most in the southwest.  These were HUGE.  Many had casinos and truck stops, but nobody really went.  There weren’t enough people out here to generate much income from the slots.  The Native Americans really got a raw deal, I felt pretty depressed as we drove through their land.

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