Adventure Magazine Feb 2020

Biggest is not always best:
We loved having the huge RV but with only two of us travelling,
we probably could have done with something a little smaller. Many
of the pullout or parking places in the National Parks didn’t cater
well for anything larger than 25ft. Although the US has an amazing
road system that caters for vehicles the size of our RV, there were
roads where it was a challenge and it took a little pre planning.
Another major consideration was the wind, we travelled through
some areas there wind was…. amazing, scary and dangerous; the
bigger the van the more you get shoved around.
Don’t be fooled by reputation:
Yellowstone National Park is the 8th largest National Park
in the States covering over 2 million acres, yet it was my least
favourite. Finding places to stay here was impossible and to leave
the park for a night meant over an extra hour’s drive each way. It
was also incredibly crowded, and we visited during the end of the
season, supposedly the “quiet time”.
Be flexible:
Although we had wanted to spend more time in the Yellowstone
area, the weather at the end of September became inclement and
we really weren’t prepared for the cold. Keeping an eye on the
forecast meant we could stay ahead of the colder wet weather and
we changed our route to suit. In a two week period we experienced
highs of 31degrees down to highs of 5degrees Celcius and varied
our travel plans to keep away from the worst of it.
Even the bison looked underwhelmed with Old Faithful at
Yellowstone National Park
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