hello.  sorry that it's been so long since i wrote.  Internet has been getting scarce the further west we go.  since the last time i wrote, many things have happened.  The most exciting of which was going over the continental divide 3 times.  Two of those 3 times were on the way out of yellowstone.  The third was just a few days ago going into missoula.  We are also now well over 3000 miles travelled.  I'll try updating again soon.
Matt