I'm coming to you this morning from a 15'x20' cabin that backs up to a mountain just three miles from the Eastern entrance to Yellowstone. I have the front door cracked so I can hear the rushing stream that is no more than 100 feet away. It's amazingly relaxing. No TV, just me, Matt, nature and all of you via this blog, of course. (Hilarious that they have free wifi here. Love it!)
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We'll be rolling out in less than two hours – after breakfast at the lodge – but I must say that this place calls to me. I wish we could stay a night longer. If you're ever out this way, book a night at the Shoshone lodge. It's worth it.
The foodie in me has not been disappointed either. After a relaxing glass of wine last night, I ordered the "Little Grizzly." It's a 10 oz. flat-iron streak with caramelized onions, melted bleu cheese and coated in this wonderful balsamic reduction. My expectations were not high on this steak – I was banking on a mostly tough, hopefully not too dry cut of meat that tasted good due in large part to the toppings. What I found, when I bit into my first morsel, was the best tasting steak I can recall in my nearly 30 years of eating. Words cannot describe. (I assume the source of my meal might have come from around the bend – SOOO delish. Makes me consider moving to Wyoming – all for the beef!
Matt had a steak sandwich which he thoroughly enjoyed as well. We rounded out the meal with a slice of warm blueberry pie, homemade blueberry pie. It was bliss. After dinner we sat on a couple rocking chairs on the porch. Then we went inside to wait for the campfire to be lit. 2.5 hours later, we both woke up from our food and high-altitude induced slumber. The camp fire was long gone. I would not change a thing about last night.
Off to experience Yellowstone! (Apparently, we're sans one critical item for our journey…. Bear spray, yikes!!)
P.S. - the drinking water here is the best I've had in my life (and I consider myself a water aficionado). The source? The top of the mountain we're on, of course!
Sounds like y'all are having a great time! How fun. Thanks for allowing me to follow along and experience it all, esp. salad with FF! WTH!?!?! BTW, what kind of car are y'all driving for this adventure? And is it yours or a rent car? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteDon and I are going out to eat tonight, I have to have some beef after reading about your dinner!! Yum
ReplyDeleteLove, Mom
Barb, I know - can't get over the fries on salad, amazed and still craving!!! I need to do a post on the car. We're taking Matt's new Ford Fusion. The heated seats came in very handy in Yellowstone. We had the sunroof open and windows down - all the while warmed by the seats, heavenly.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the car has not been without issues - such as AC overload and a sunroof malfunction. Boo to that, but otherwise a comfortable, fun ride.
ps - we passed the halfway point today. Less than 2,000 miles to go!