I pretty much loathe tourist traps. In fact, I loathe most things where people tend to excessively congregate and create inefficiency: sport games, rock shows, happy hours, festivals, water parks, etc. This did not come with age. I've been a grumpy misanthrope since the tender age of 14. So, having never been to Yellowstone, I could not NOT actually experience it, being so close to the area anyway. The area is beautiful. The traffic wasn't too bad...until I made my way to Old Faithful. Literally...could NOT find a parking space. And it was full of hogging RVs and travel buses and assholes with kids. By the time I found a spot and ate a quick lunch next to a port a potty, I ended up aborting my mission. On to Montana. I did get some cool photos of geysers near Norris. Good enough.

A quiet little campground just inside of Montana! Yay!