West Yellowstone, MT

Just a couple of blocks outside the Northwest Entrance to Yellowstone Park, this is a small town with a fly-fishing problem. No less than six full-fledged fly shops, most of them legendary. A YNP visitor center is here also, which we visited often to get information and to read email, update the blog, etc. It's another one of those quaint western towns that just feels right - it's fun to hang out in this place. Since it was only 14 miles from our campsite, it was real handy to sneak into town. On every trip, we observed the lone trumpeter swan in the same place - and there was always a group of folks taking its picture.