The Drive

5/19/24 - 5/21/24

Oliver-

As far as long drives go, the drive up was not bad. The first day was only seven hours so we had plenty of time to stop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We briefly stopped at the falls and then got dinner at a Thai place where we were the only customers for most of the meal. Although this was initially concerning the food was good and we left satisfied. We camped at Blue Mounds State Park right over the Minnesota border which let us check another state off the growing list we have been to together. The campsite was nice and, in the evening, we took a long walk through the plains to try and spot some bison. The next day’s drive was much further, more like twelve hours. Most of it was spent crossing South Dakota and Montana which if you have crossed that part of the country, you will know why I have nothing interesting to report. That was until we reached western Montana where we drove into beautiful mountain ranges that started to remind us why we chose this area. We stopped for dinner at a Siberian restaurant, called Taste of Siberia, which turned out to be a food stand outside a large gas station. The food was excellent and more than enough to fill us up, if you are ever in the area, I would strongly recommend it. We woke the next morning to light snow but had to move quickly to get checked into our jobs. After filling out paperwork and getting our uniforms we drove south through the park to Old Faithful. No more than twenty minutes after getting to our employee cabin a bison walked down our road right past the window. We are still getting settled in but it's safe to say we are more excited than anything.