Category: Montana
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Day Three

Great night’s sleep on the bus. Rolled out of West Yellowstone for the park proper at a good hour, but not before I bought a can of Boost Oxygen: Calm from the gas station next to where I parked for the night. Never seen this before — don’t know if it’s to counteract bear panic, road…
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Day Two

Light driving day. Slept comfortably, but sporadically. Awake at 6:30. Made it 30ish miles down the road to the town of West Yellowstone. Spent the day anchored in a cozy public parking lot in the center of town. The spot provided the Montana Wildlife Highlight of the Day — three sizable corvids, bopping around a table…
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Day One

Hit the road after a breakfast burrito at the Taco Bus. First time I cranked up the bus this morning was the first time I’ve attempted to drive anything remotely close to this size. The sparse, two-lane roads across Montana are pretty ideal for getting the hang of things. Already inured to impatient motorists passing…
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Day Zero

Touched down in Montana and was immediately smitten with Big Sky Country. Five minutes after leaving the airport and it’s like, “would you like to see the enormity of geologic time, as well as some wild antelope?” Yes please. Darrin (guy who built the bus) got his buddy to come get me from the airport,…