Day 4, Grand Teton to Butte, Montana

We left Grand Teton early to have some time in Yellowstone National Park. The drive to the Old Faithful area was beautiful. We arrived at Old Faithful just as the geyser was erupting so we missed most of the eruption. But we did ham it up for the webcam so the Meghan and the grandkids could see us. We wandered around the area, revisiting the inn and the Snow Lodge. After a quick lunch, we leisurely drove out of Yellowstone (The picture is from the Firehole Canyon drive). It rained on us going down the mountain and turned sunny as we reached the interstate. After about 30 or 40 miles, our Passat beeped loudly at us and displayed STOP on the console. Being partly German, of course I stopped. The console displayed 'Check coolant'. We had overheated. We called Paul for help and he called the state troopers. We also were able to call 911. Eventually a state trooper showed followed somewhat later by a tow truck. We were locked in the back of the trooper's car and taken to the repair shop. Of course by then it was almost 5pm and the shop was closing. A technician who was leaving looked at the car and said he thought it was just low on coolant. They added coolant and it appeared to fix the problem. However, as we continued on toward Missoula, the car continued to overheat. We were able to get to Butte and tried to find someone to look at the car. However, no one was available until the next morning. We got one of the few remaining motel rooms in Butte and spent the night.