It was a bonus day for us. Bill left before 8 to head into West Yellowstone to see about getting the Tracker fixed. I stayed here and chatted with Mandy and relaxed. While waiting on the car, Bill wandered around town and got a hair cut. Turns out the only thing wrong with the Tracker was a loose battery cable. They tightened it for free. Bonus #1
When Bill got back, we decided to head into West Yellowstone again for groceries and lunch. We went the long way around Lake Hebgen (where our RV park is) to avoid some road construction. In 1959 there was a huge earthquake here. It killed 28 people, made the water in Hebgen slosh like a bathtub, created 100+ mph winds, damned up the Madison River forming Earthquake Lake, destroyed roads and campgrounds. We did not realize the enormity of this earthquake until we got to the slide area which is huge! They have built a lovely visitors center at the site of the slide which shows a 15 minute movie while one looks out the window to the slide area. We were greatly impressed. Bonus #2
We spent so much time here that we didn’t have time to do much in West Yellowstone except go to the grocery. It is quite windy today, and the sun is shining, but in the shade it is still nice and cool.
I posted some photos of our campsite and the earthquake area on the “On To Yellowstone” link to the left We still haven’t made it into the park. Tomorrow.
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