We has such a fun visit with Pam and Werner in Cody! Their life is so interesting and full of adventure! They work a couple of days a week at the Shoshone Lodge right outside the gate of Yellowstone, and they are very involved with a biking association, being the coaches for several young boys. They train them and they ride bikes miles and miles into Yellowstone. What an adventure! While we visited them, we enjoyed a little shopping, a wine tasting, had lunch out and shopped for groceries. We enjoyed long talks over the dinner table. I did laundry. They have a wonderful home with mountain views that are mesmerizing. Honestly I don’t know how they get anything done at the house—the views are just beautiful, from all the windows. We left Cody this morning while Werner headed out to pick up the boys for a 40 mile bike ride into the park. We ran into them a few times and it was interesting to see all their bikes and gear. We enjoyed the day in Yellowstone. The temperatures started at 46 degrees, and by the end of the day it was a beautiful 74 degrees. We enjoyed lunch by the Yellowstone River, we saw bison and elk, and thoroughly enjoyed the day. We are spending the night in Livingston, Montana and will head toward Great Falls tomorrow. if all goes well, we should cross the Canadian border on Monday.
We drove over Big Horn Mountain today and will spend a couple of nights with Greg’s sister and husband, Pam and Werner. We love visiting with them, because they are very cool! They mountain bike, snow ski, etc, and live in Cody Wyoming and enjoy all the beautiful things Yellowstone has to offer.
This will be a short post as I think I can get the photos straight rather than sideways. let’s see!
It occurred to me after a couple of days of posting photos they are sideways. Don’t know how to fix it, but we are visiting family in Cody tomorrow and he is a computer expert, so hope he can help me turn the photos. I apologize for the aggravation.
We had lots of rain last night and it was a sloppy morning trying to unhook and leave the campground. The skies cleared as we drove across South Dakota and it was a lovely day. By the time we crossed into Wyoming, we encountered wacky weather. There was an ominous black cloud hanging over us, and before we knew it hail was coming down. Fast. The temperature dropped in a minute from 73 degrees to 63 degrees!! Then we had rain, then it cleared. When we were setting up our camp in Buffalo, Wyoming at the Deer Park campground, the wind was howling, I mean high winds!!! Then we had a rain shower, and now it’s quiet.
i took a photo out the window of the first snow covered mountains we have encountered. Just beautiful. We also are parked next to a nice couple, also in a View. They are from England, but they live in Cyprus, and bought an RV to travel around the USA this summer. We enjoyed swapping stories about our travels. We looked at each other’s rigs, and although theirs is newer, we think ours still has the best layout. We really enjoyed their company. They are heading out tomorrow for Jackson Hole and the Tetons, and then Yellowstone.
We spent last night in Mitchell South Dakota in a sweet little campground with lots of trees. Very quiet night after the wild time at Winnebago yesterday.
We had lots and lots of rain today while driving through South Dakota but there is very menacing weather south of us in Nebraska. We arrived in Wall, South Dakota around noon and had a buffalo burger at the Wall Drug Cafe. We are in the Sleepy Hollow campground within walking distance of Wall Drug so we have enjoyed the afternoon strolling around Main Street.
Tomorrow we will continue toward Wyoming.
We arrived at the Winnebago plant Sunday around 11:00 am, thinking we would be the first ones there. Winnebago offers a campsite to each rig having a service appointment. Our appointment was today. Much to our surprise, there were only 3 sites remaining when we arrived. So we got set up just in time to listen to tornado warnings all afternoon. Black ominous clouds filled the skies, and all afternoon we had periods of heavy rain, then total calm, then more rain. So rather than meeting our neighbors, we were all hunkered down in our rigs.
This morning we all came out of our rigs and got in line at the front door to check in for service. We enjoyed meeting others enjoying the same travel interests as us. One couple is also on their way to Alaska so we enjoyed swapping stories, since this is their second trip as well.
Everyone was in a good mood and the service was quite organized. We were able to be on our way by around 10:00 am. We arrived in Mitchell, South Dakota for the evening and will be driving across South Dakota tomorrow. Weather is nice and moderate, but winds are high, which is normal for this time of year.