• Day 6 – Snow and a hotel

    I woke this morning to this view. So I lit a fire, and cooked breakfast I spent the morning driving up to Mammoth springs and Gardiner where I have booked a Hotel for two nights. Much of the scenery was hidden in the snow storm but what I…

  • Day 5 – What a day (updated)

    Today has been one of the best days ever. Each time I see something amazing, I turn a corner and see something better. It was drizzly rain this morning as I crawled out of my tent. I had no cooking shelter so decided to drive 16 miles South…

  • Day 4 – Back to Civilisation

    What a lot I managed to pack into one day. Overnight it rained but it stopped in the morning and held off the rest of the day. Once packed and had a quick breakfast bar watching the lake I did the 3 mile hike back to the car.…

  • Day 3 – Plans changed – Bears again

    A beautiful day in a fabulous unspoilt part of the world. My permit was for 3 nights at 3 campsites with the intention of walking right round the lake. I knew that was ambitious especially as I only had 2 days of good forecast, rain and snow were…

  • Day 2 Bears, Bison and Beurocracy

    This morning was all about the bears, in fact it ends with bears too but more on that later… I woke at 4am local time and could not get back to sleep, my body is adjusting from uk time and thought it had a lie in. I googled…

  • Day 1 Arrival in Cody

    After three flights, 19.5 hours of travelling and getting younger by 7 hours, I have arrived in Cody at the edge of Yellowstone National park. My watch says its 6.30pm but my body says 1.30am. I think I may argue with my body a little longer before going…