Wyoming, The CowboyState!
We left Heartland RV Park this morning at 10:15AM and headed west to Wyoming. The day started out cloudy with chance of showers, but the sky west looked promising. Last night it rained for a while after we bedded down, so this morning, when I took the dogs out, the ground was damp. Did I mention that the ground here is clay? This stuff, when dry, is hard as a rock, but when it's wet, it sticks to everything that touches it. The soles of my shoes were caked with the stuff about 1 inch thick! But that wasn't the worse part - it was also caked to the bottom of the dog's paws. It took me about 30 minutes to clean their paws before I could let them back into the motor home.
Our first stop in Wyoming was at the Visitor's Information Center, about 20 miles into Wyoming. We wanted to visit Devil's Tower, so we left the motor home at the Visitor Center and drove the car the 28 miles north to see it. Too bad the weather here didn't cooperate a bit more. As you can see in the picture above, it was overcast and misty, at times. But, it was worth the detour, as the view was spectacular.
From the Visitor Center, in Sundance, WY, we headed for Buffalo, WY, about 175 miles west. We took some photographs from the motor home as we traveled, to try to capture the wide-open expanse of this state. The prairies and hills go on forever, it seems, with no visible signs of civilization. We arrived in Buffalo at 5:00PM, and the campground we are staying in is right on the route we will be continuing on tomorrow (16 West).
Tomorrow, we head out for Thermopolis, WY, to see the hot springs and perhaps to try out the water park, which is fed by the warm water of the hot springs. We have rescheduled our arrival time at Yellowston N.P. until Sunday, because we hope the campgrounds will be less crowded and we will be able to stay inside the park.
Today's web album link is:
http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/TheTripWyomingDay1?authkey=-vPtK4ut4q4#
Check out the pictures and stay tuned for our next episode.
3 comments:
Having lived in densely populated areas my whole life, it's hard to imagine that there is still so much open space out there where signs of civilization are few and far between. It must be a little unnerving at times though to be so isolated, no? Photos are amazing.
Honestly, we had no idea how much wide open space there would be out here! It is a bit unnerving, especially when you find that you are the only one on the road, which has been the case most of today (Day 11). That is the main reason why we prefer to only travel short distances, stopping before the sun goes down, so that we are settled in before dark. And when it gets dark out here, it's REALLY DARK!!!
Hey Michael
This is truly God's country and we are loving it. We are still trying to get down to a slower pace - we still have the feeling that we have to be somewhere soon! Slowing down takes time and practice and we are getting into it. Yesterday was a little unsettling when we were on the gravel road because, again, there was no one in sight! The road just seemed to keep on going. No one at the other end said anything about what was ahead - guess they assumed we knew! The animals here are everywhere. In Worland the deer just cross the downtown streets without fear of anyone. Anyway, you are all with us on this trip. Hope you are all enjoying our journal. This is so awesome, I truly wish you were all with us! Stay with us! love you all mom
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