For those of you that don’t know, Elko, NV is home of White King, the world’s largest dead polar bear. If you’re ever in Elko you have got to stop at the Commercial Casino and get a picture with White King. He is an awesome specimen. While there enjoy a delicious breakfast in the coffee shop at the Commercial Casino too, it was very good. Doug and I each dropped a quarter(yes, you can still use coins in some of these machines) into a couple of slot machines. It was worth the fifty cents just to say we did it.

Today our plan is to drive nearly 500 miles from Nevada to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. We pass through Idaho where there are fields and fields of potatoes and sunflowers. Then we go back into the nowhere; barren land with double-wides dotting the landscape. Before entering into Wyoming we pass through a small corner of Montana. We're just seeing so many beautiful sites that it's hard to keep track of where we are when we see them. We actually passed over the Snake River at one point and stopped to take some pictures:

We are discovering that the landscape of this country is on a scale we are just not accustomed to; everything is just so much bigger and bolder than on the east coast. It's just so grand! Even upon entry into the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park we are greeted by our first animal encounter:

We think this is a young moose. It has a collar on it for tracking purposes. It was right by the side of a river right on the main road. This was very exciting for everyone!

More spectacular pictures from Yellowstone to come!