July 19

So 26 years ago Kathy and I made the Northwest loop from Yellowstone into Glacier National Park then on to Calgary and over to Vancouver Island. That was a fairly major trip and one that we made in a Chevette with a tent and a couple of bicycles. We lived off of Peanut Butter sandwiches and boxed milk. (Kathy was pregnant with Kyle at the time and needed her calcium.) This time we aren't roughing it that way and it sure is nice.
We were talking yesterday about how many memories that trip created and how much fun it was, but that we weren't interested in doing it that way again. That trip is nothing compared to what the folks I saw this morning were making in their Model A's. This one I think was from Nevada and they were all headed to Fairbanks I think. They said they made about 200 miles a day. At that rate it is going to take them awhile. We on the other hand are traveling at the speed of light and lap of luxury in comparison.
Now for the excitement of the day. This is a picture of a Lynx that crossed the road in front of us. All we saw was her tail, but stopped anyway to see if she was still around. As we looked along the side of the road we saw her looking back up toward the road. After a brief time (just long enough for me to get my camera out and ready) she came around the back of the car and up into the woods. There I could see a couple of smaller fuzzy objects which I'm assuming were her babies (not sure what you call them though I'm sure they have a special name). This was not an animal that I expected to see.
We will see what appears tomorrow as we have been told that the locals sometime call the area that we are going through the Serengeti as it is filled with so many animals.