Bull bison (buffalo) on Mt. Washburn, Yellowstone National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Wyoming, August 18, 2014

We were surprised to see this lone bull bison in the parking lot (8,752 ft. elevation) at the end of Chittenden Road, the trailhead for the north trail to the top of Mt. Washburn (10,243 ft.). We have seen bison in a lot of different places in Yellowstone, particularly to the north of Mount Washburn in the Lamar Valley and to the south starting around Canyon Village.  It just seemed odd to see this fellow in a more alpine setting.

1967 Split windshield VW camper van, State Street, Madison, Wisconsin, June 2, 2018 (Apple iPhone 6s)

Volkswagen Type 2

The Volkswagen Type was introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following – and initially deriving from – Volkswagen’s first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), it was given the factory designation Type 2.

First generation (T1; 1950)

The first generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 with the split windshield, informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Splittie among modern fans, was produced from 8 March 1950 through the end of the 1967 model year. From 1950 to 1956, the T1 (not called that at the time) was built in Wolfsburg; from 1956, it was built at the completely new Transporter factory in Hanover. Like the Beetle, the first Transporters used the 1100 Volkswagen air-cooled engine, an 1,131 cc (69.0 cu in), DIN-rated 18 kW (24 PS; 24 bhp), air-cooled flat-four-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine mounted in the rear. This was upgraded to the 1200 – an 1,192 cc (72.7 cu in) 22 kW (30 PS; 30 bhp) in 1953. A higher compression ratio became standard in 1955; while an unusual early version of the 30 kW (41 PS; 40 bhp) engine debuted exclusively on the Type 2 in 1959. Any 1959 models that retain that early engine today are rare. Since the engine was discontinued almost immediately, no spare parts were made available.

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A 1921 unique running-board combination bed and tent. When not set up, it was stored on the auto’s running board. “The Schilling bed measures 48 inches wide by 78 inches long and the complete outfit with tent and cover weighs 65 pounds.”

In the early 1900s, as more and more people were buying automobiles, many set out to explore in them, some going nearby and a few venturing far.

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How America Joined Its Two Great Loves,
Cars and the Outdoors
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By the 1920s, there were thousands of auto camps—one estimate puts the number somewhere between 3,000 and 6,000—and more than 10 million people trying out life on the road. Where once camps were free, some started charging a small fee for nightly use, and privately run camps opened to compete with municipal ones.

Soon, more permanent structures, usually small, flimsy cabins, were going up on campgrounds—no tent needed—and “motor hotels” that catered to auto travelers began pulling away campers who had never been that enamored of sleeping on a cot bed in the first place.

At the same time, camps started making accommodations for car campers who couldn’t fit all their gear in a normal car and wanted to bring a trailer along with them. Within about two decades, Americans had gone from camping on the side of the road to inventing car camping, motels, and proto-RVs.

Woods’ rose bush on the bank of the Blue River, Silverthorne, Colorado, June 20, 2021

Rosa woodsii

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Rosa woodsii is a species of wild rose known by the common names Woods’ rose, interior rose, common wild rose, mountain rose, pearhip rose, and prairie rose.

It is native to North America including much of Canada and Alaska and the western and central United States. It grows in a variety of habitats such as open woods, plains, stream banks, stony slopes and disturbed areas.

Rosa woodsii is a perennial bushy shrub which grows up to three meters tall. The shrubs can form large, dense thickets. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering, and by producing root suckers.