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Above : The scalding water from Mammoth Hot Springs mixes with the chilly Gardner River to form a hot spring paradise at Boiling River at the north entrance to Yellowstone . Below : Red Mountain Campground , a BLM campground along the Madison River on Highway 84 , is delightfully peaceful – and deserted .
of Bozeman on a lovely twisting back road . Approaching Yellowstone from the north the next day , I threaded my way through the town of Gardiner . On my right sat the Two Bit Saloon , looking a little worse for wear and tear after three decades . Back in the day , I was a college student having the time of my life working as a waitress in Mammoth Hot Springs . Life was carefree in those days , my only responsibility being to show up