After spending a few relaxing days in Heber City, where Bob bought a new camera in SLC. We sent the old camera in for warranty repair and we will get it back in 4 weeks. Good idea to buy the warranty! Then it was off to Pinedale WY to backpack in the Wind River Range….
Category: Wyoming
Cody, Wyoming
We had heard so much about Cody, WY and its namesake “Buffalo Bill” Cody, that we had to take a drive there to see what it’s all about. We drove through Yellowstone NP stopping for pictures along the Yellowstone River, to the East entrance. President Theodore Roosevelt called the stretch of highway between Cody and…
Beartooth Scenic Highway
The Beartooth Scenic Highway opened to automobile travel in 1937, and is a National Scenic Byway, 68 miles in length winding through southwest Montana and northeast Wyoming. We left West Yellowstone early to avoid the traffic in Yellowstone and drove through the Park to the northeast entrance at Silver Gate where we stopped at the…
Heart Lake Loop Trail, Yellowstone NP
We were able to get our backcountry permits ahead of time for a small fee but at least we didn’t have to wake up early and stand in line, not knowing if we would be able to get the permits that we wanted. We did purchase 3 nights hiking around the Heart Lake area located…
Quake Lake, Montana
“it was a beautiful moonlit night, August 17, 1959, when one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in the Rocky Mountains struck the Madison River Canyon.” We drove to the Earthquake Lake Visitor Center, not far from West Yellowstone, to learn about the earthquake, see the landslide from the Vista Room and take a…
Yellowstone NP
We are staying at a beautiful park in West Yellowstone, the Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park, for three weeks while we explore all what Yellowstone NP has to offer for hiking and sightseeing. We visited Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces where mineral-laden hot water from deep beneath the Earth’s crust finds its way to the surface and…
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Sunday, Aug. 24th, we left the AB Campground RV Park in Cheyenne, WY, and headed toward Rock Springs, WY. We arrived early in the afternoon at the KOA Campground and decided to do some sight seeing in the area. We were told that The Flaming Gorge Recreational Area, “fishing hot spot” of America, comprises 201,000…
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Sunday, August 10th, we drove the 121 mile round trip to Devils Tower in Wyoming. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt created Devils Tower National Monument, the first national monument. It was established as our first national monument because of its scientific and geological importance. Geologists agree that “Devils Tower was formed by an intrusion, the…
Buffalo WY and Bighorn National Forest
Friday August 1st, we left Livingston and headed east to Buffalo, WY, where we are staying at the Indian Campground and RV Park for two nights. We arrived early so we had time to go into Buffalo and walk the Main Street. Buffalo’s Main Street has a curve in the street, most Main Street are…
Yellowstone National Park
July 28th, Monday, we left the Campground St Regis and continued east past Missoula, Butte, and Bozeman along I-90 arriving at Livingston, MT, to the Osen RV park where we are staying for four days. Livingston is a small Western town with a laid-back atmosphere and was the original entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We…