For now we have headed east where we immediately ran into smoke from all the fires. Snoqualmie Pass to nearly Spokane was pretty thick. Then coming down the pass into Missoula we hit it again and it was ugly and unhealthy. We made very few stops as the air was so bad, but by the time we got to Bozeman it was just hazy and not nearly as thick. We had a great meal with Steve's Aunt Dottie and cousins Brian, Tanner, and Sean. Fun to see them all in a little quieter setting than the annual family meeting at The Hills. After a quiet night we left for Yellowstone. We were unable to get into the campground we were hoping for in the Lamar Valley because of its popularity, so we spent a quiet afternoon and night at the Madison Campground, took a few spins on our bikes, and rested in the sun. We are heading for Denver area by solstice so we moved on to the Tetons where we spent a night in the northern part. The next day we headed south and got into the worst smoke yet. Maybe 1/2 mile visibility, and it made our throats sore and plugged our heads for 24 hours. No more mountain views and all we could think about was getting out of it. We headed east over the divide. We spent a night in Riverton WY where I spent a few hours working on our new web site then on to a peaceful night on the Platt River.
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