A room with a view

Dillon - Ennis: 121km
Ennis - Yellowstone, Old faithful: 169km

Well since the last installment i have covered a lot of miles, a few states, and i am finally on the run toward the Atlantic.
Headed out by the beaverhead river passing out by beaverhead rock, which was a marker for old indian routes through the area. Some huge irrigation equipment keeping these valleys green as opposed to the rest of the land which look very barren. After that started heading onto Ennis through the ghost towns of Nevada city and Virginia city which have been preserved and old buildings from around the area brought in. The barmaid and a couple in the bar had both been to Killarney and were full of praise for the place. Went over a small pass just after, and down into another valley to the town of Ennis, where i camped just outside, listening to the fisherman talking about what they had caught that day. Many of the rivers around there are well known for fishing.
Headed south toward Wyoming and Yellowstone park the following morning. Of course on the maps there was supposed to be a couple of places to get breakfast after 20-30 miles or so, but since the season was finished around the beginning of september these diners were closed. So i had 50 miles up on the bike before eventually found a great diner and went all out for the full American breakfast, from eggs and hash browns to a short stack of pancakes hanging out over the side of the plate. It hardly touched the sides going down. Saw an osprey up on a nest outside the diner and they would swoop down into the river and pick out fish. Passed by Quake lake where in 1959 a huge earthquake killed 26 people in the middle of the night, as the side of a mountain just slipped down, and covered a campground, as well as that it blocked the river and created a lake. From there cycled along by Hebgen lake and onto West Yellowstone. As i was heading into the park it took a bit of time to appreciate it. As there was a huge wildfire that had burned the whole area in 1988. But as i got further into the park and saw bald eagles, bison, and elk, i could see why it was such a big deal. Then i got up to the geysers and eventually Old Faithful. Of course there was no camping within 16 miles of this and it was just too late to move on to the next site, so two very nice ladies in the Yellowstone lodge, made sure i had a couch to sleep on for the night. Right outside the window was Old Faithful, so i had a great view of the whole show.