8/21 West of Yellowstone

 Dispersed (free) camping. We had to drive up a muddy dirt road but found a nice site. There were a few other campers but spread far apart. There are many areas on public land that are free to camp, especially in the western US.




Carrie cooking chocolate chip banana pancakes for supper. The temperature was perfect outside so she preferred to cook there.
A herd of cows came wandering through our campsite in the morning. 





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