Oh why not, we're only an hour out

The trip from Glacier to Yellowstone takes about six hours. But you can easily do it in 12 if you a) don't take the most direct route, b) stop in Helena to do laundry, buy groceries and grab a wi-fi connection and c) have a 1.5 hour dinner at Montana Rib & Chop in Livingston.

By the time we were done with dinner it was close to 9 PM. But Yellowstone was only about 60 miles away and there is usable light til 10:30 or later out here so we decided to go for it.

We made for the nearest campground upon arrival at the Park, Mammoth Springs. It is a place Amy calls 'truly evil.' Remember that whole thing about her not coming out here to deal with road noise at night? Mammoth Springs is right on a major road through Yellowstone. And the traffic didn't seem to care what hour it was. It made for a noisy night in a National Park. We were up early and on our way to our reserved site in Madison.