Greg and I had a bit of a tussle this morning over what we were going to do today. He wanted to go kayaking on Lake Elmo, and I wanted to take the bike trail along the Yellowstone River.
Guess who won the tussle? Yep.
We went kayaking on Lake Elmo.
Thankfully, the water was a comfortable temperature, and there was a light breeze that kept us from getting too hot.
After our kayaking lap around the lake and lunch in the car with the air conditioning on, Greg condescended to take me to a park where we might be able to see the Rimrocks with the Yellowstone River flowing at their base.
We discovered that the bike path was within biking distance of the campground. If only we had known sooner!
Bees and grasshoppers
Just a quick side note. We have been amazed at the number of bees buzzing about Billings. (See what I did there?)
We hardly have any in Pennsylvania anymore, but it seems like everywhere we went in Billings, there they were.
Knock on wood that I get out of this city without getting stung!
I also loved all of the flying grasshoppers. You couldn’t walk anywhere without encountering one every few feet.
Billings
I have not been impressed with Billings as a vacation destination. It is not a pretty city, and it doesn’t seem to have much in the way of cultural or recreational opportunities.
Weirdly, the KOA (i.e. campground) was packed. A lot of the older folks were on their way to or from somewhere, but there were also lots of families.
Of all the campgrounds we’ve been to, this one was the busiest and seemed to have the least reason for it.
Tomorrow we are headed to Yellowstone. At last!
Meanderings & Mind Munchies 