In 2021, we were able to resume our travel adventures. The flexiblity of being able to work remotely made it possible to get the most out of our hotel points, timeshare options, credit card rewards, and travel deals to spend twenty-eight nights exploring Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana.
The highlight of the year was our road trip around Montana and Wyoming in the Fall as an early celebration of our 30th wedding anniversary, focusing on Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Grand Teton National Park.
It was our first time at Glacier National Park and, although we planned the trip to avoid the tourist rush, we still had to get a little creative to mitigate the crowds. We also enjoyed visiting Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell, and Whitefish, and getting a better feel for the state in general. Cary ate huckleberry ice cream almost every day while in Montana (sometimes twice a day) and he also stocked up on jerky.
We splurged for a stay in a Wedge Cabin at the Fireside Resort in Wilson, just outside of Jackson, WY.
The scenery throughout the trip was magnificent and the wildlife abundant. Our wildlife sightings included bison, elk, deer, pronghorn antelope, moose (including a moose cow and her calf in a clearing below a moose habitat overlook), and a very "socially distant" black bear.
In addition, we took to the wide-open roads of Wyoming closer to home to explore our new state. Highlights include visits to the Snowy Range Mountains, Vedauwoo, and Terry Bison Ranch.
Terry Bison Ranch is a working bison ranch / tourist attraction where you can take a train to feed the bison,
... and see lots of other animals — like this camel. It's quite an odd sight to see the camels from the freeway in Wyoming.
... and getting caught in a hailstorm in May with 1-2 inch hail while driving on the freeway. We are very grateful for car windshields and insurance.
We survived the Wyoming wind, the extreme low winter wind chills, a blizzard in March (glad this wasn't our car),
