WiFi is touch and go in these here parts. I am sitting in a restaurant typing this so it will be short and sweet. This is way different than my first visit here, as that was another state of abyss. Here are gorges, rock formations, ranches-lots of them. We are in charming Cody WY, the rodeo capital of the world. Lots of cowboys, beef, and Buffalo Bill. We spent the day in Yellowstone, not realizing how enormous it is. We covered a few picture spots and old faithful after 7 hours. The parks centerpiece is the beautiful Yellowstone Lake, with brown ribboned mountains of rock. It is quite a sight. The beauty in this country is beyond words.
Tomorrow we are tackling the northern route, which will be most of the day. Grand Tetons may not happen just due to distances.
We are staying in a charming old motor inn called the Big Bear. Crusty old cowboys hanging about, free horseback riding lessons, and love music every night, which is an ancient man with a keyboard twanging out Led Zeppelin. I love this cowboy town.
part 2:
2 full days in Yellowstone and we feel we just scratched the surface. I had no idea the park was that big. 20 to 40 miles between highlights so a trip to the inside of Yellowstone was 3 hours from Cody. It is a breathtaking park, vast and diverse. We ran into many bison ( literally) as they stroll down the road taking in sights. No beat sightings, but we saw one elk. Guess the vastness of the park doesn’t lend itself to large number of bears in one location. Not that I’m complaining. Beauty is the key.
Took a stroll through Cody this morning and bought all things huckleberry. And a piece of buffalo jerky. Took a quick tour of buffalo bill’s heritage center- not enough time in this sweet little town. Worth another visit. And also to visit grand Tetons. Time simply was not on our side.
Heading back to Montana. Hyped on coffee and again in our home away from home- the car. Happy to have Marji here with us- a nice addition.
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