You may recall that Sara and I are on a mission to visit all 50 states by the time we turn 50. Because of this, we planned a trip to Yellowstone for May.
And then, I had a bit of a wrench thrown into our travel plans. My company planned a big team trip that overlapped with our travels. My boss told me she completely understood if I needed to skip it, but after my trip with the team to Denver, Colorado, last year, I knew wanted to be there if I could make it work.
So I ended up booking a new flight from Bozeman, Montana that was just after my original flight home. Rather than fly to Tampa, I would instead be flying directly to Seattle, Washington, for our team offsite. From there, I would fly home two days later. It did mean I missed the first day of the offsite, but since I got in two full days of content – plus hanging out with my team – it was worth it. Plus, Sara confirmed she had no problems making the flight home alone.
So my schedule for that week laid out looked like this:
• Sunday: spend the morning Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Then drive to West Yellowstone, Montana. Spend the night there.
• Monday: drive from West Yellowstone, Montana to Upper Mesa Falls, Idaho. Find out it’s closed off, so do some exploring in Island Park, Idaho. Drive to Bozeman, Montana for the second part of the day.
• Tuesday: fly out of Bozeman, Montana, early in the morning. Land in Seattle, Washington, and arrive at the hotel by 8:40am, just in time for a full day of meetings.
Of course, that’s not all we did in Yellowstone – more to come there – but y’all, I was beat! That’s a LOT of new stuff (and new states) to take in over a very short time. It was definitely worth the adventure, but I’m pretty sure I’m still recovering from the fast pace of the last couple trips. Maybe for the next one, I can stay in one place for more than a night or two. 😉