We travelled from Missoula in Montana, through what is known as Big Sky Country visiting ghost towns from the gold mining era in various states of disrepair, trying to imagine what life must have been like when the towns were inhabited and thriving. From there we headed towards Yellowstone National Park and its geysers. We were lucky enough to see many elk and bison, a few moose as well as a wolf and best of all a grizzly bear – a rare sight. Fortunately Scarface (yes that was his name) could neither see nor smell us, allowing us to get out of the bus and take a look, despite the fact that he was only 100 yards away!