YELLOWSTONE, Wyo.—The steady swish-swipe, swish-swipe of the car’s wipers could be heard over the rain tapping incessantly on the windshield as the car inched toward the Yellowstone National Park entrance.
Reaching the park’s threshold was a short-lived victory.
A few miles inside the park, traffic snarled again on the two-lane road as visitors rubbernecked to spot bison along the roadside. Elk and bear sightings caused similar roadblocks throughout the park.
The west entrance parallels the Madison River, splendid no matter the weather. Giant boulders are scattered artfully along its banks, making it easy to imagine legendary giants of old arranging them just so….