Sunflowers at Café Regis in Red Lodge, MT

Our day's adventure for September 8, 2009 included a stop at Café Regis in Red Lodge, MT for lunch before heading up the road to the Hellroaring Plateau... they invited us to visit the garden (where they grow much of what they serve) while we were waiting for our sandwiches to be made... the sunflowers against the clear blue sky caught my eye... our adventure up Hellroaring is detailed (with more photos of the spectacular scenery) on my vacation blog for those of you who might be interested!

Antelope on roadside... Yellowstone National Park, WY

There were three antelope... young bucks... by the side of the road closer than I've ever seen antelope before... just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful day! Here's one for your viewing pleasure...

Mammoth Hot Springs... another view of the totally awesome springs...

Each view of Mammoth Hot Springs is more marvelous than the last... we just cannot take enough photos!

Mammoth Hot Springs... alien vista in Yellowstone National Park...

We arrived too late to properly explore the Hot Springs at Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park... but we did have time for a brief look at the lower terraces nearest the lodge and dining areas... I will be posting more photos from this amazing place on my travel blog (some are already there) but am trying to keep to one photo a day from each day of our journey on this blog... (may weaken in that resolve by the time I do my next post... having too much fun on this vacation to post with any kind of regularity!)

Spectacular Sawtooth Mountain Scenery near Stanley, Idaho...

After dropping Mike off to do a mountain bike ride, I headed back down the road to spend some time at Stanley Lake... but first simply had to stop along the way to take some photos of the Sawtooth Mountains... the countryside is simply spectacular everywhere you look!

View of Sawtooth Mountains from Redfish Lake, Idaho...

Took the shuttle from the main dock on Redfish Lake to Redfish Inlet and hiked to Lily Pond... this view is looking back toward Redfish Inlet while returning after the hike... boat spray with mountain backdrop... more photos and details of the day's adventures are available.

Somewhere in Idaho... Spectacular Colors... Lovely Scenery...

We landed in Idaho Falls, ID earlier today and drove to Stanley, ID where we will stay for three nights. We took the route that takes one through Ketchum, ID and saw this lovely view from route 75 between Ketchum and Stanley.