Movin' West - Day 11

Day 11 finds us traveling from Buffalo, WY to Worland, about 90 miles west, through mountainous roadways. The day started out cloudy and overcast, but the further west we traveled, the better it got. The trip took over two hours due to the hilly terrain, but the scenery was pretty spectacular (see web album for today's travels). After arriving in Worland and fueling up the motor home, we found a campground where we planned to spend the night before moving on to Cody, WY. We parked the motor home, then headed south some 32 miles to the town of Thermopolis, WY, where there are mineral hot springs.


We entered the Hot Springs State Park and toured the beautiful grounds and took some photographs of the mineral rock formations created by the springs. Unfortunately, we did not get to bathe in the mineral spas there. Supposedly, these mineral spas are healthful and invigorating and many people regularly come there to relax in the warm mineral baths. We decided to take a drive through the park to get photos of other springs in the area, and, possibly, see more buffaloes roaming in the pastures. However, as we drove up the road, the roads leading to the pastures were closed, and nobody told us, so we ended up driving about 8 miles through the most desolate places on a dirt road, wondering if we would ever get back to civilization. Obviously, we did!

Next, we tried to find the Dinosaur Museum and dig site, but after following a sign pointing out the direction, we found no further signs, and we ended up in a residential area in East Thermopolis! And they say that Massachusetts has lousy road signs! Ha!

Upon returning to Worland, at about 4:15PM, and since we had not been checked in at the campground we pulled into, we decided to move on to Greybull, WY. This campground was, so far, THE WORST one we have found on our trip! We practically had to walk sideways between RVs, the sites were so narrow! Also, the roadways in the campground were muddy, and you remember what I said about that when we were in Rapid City, SD. When we pulled in, the office was locked, with a sign on the door showing the rates, and stating that if you wished to stay, pick out a campsite, and settle up later. So, since we hadn't yet "settled up", we decided to "shake the dust of this campground from our feet", and move on.

We are now in Greybull, WY, in a small, but nice, campground (only 8 sites). The roads are crushed stone, and the sites have lots of grass, which the dogs love. Tomorrow, we head off to Cody for a night. Hopefully, we'll get to do some exploring in Cody - it's supposed to be quite historic. We'll see...

Tune in tomorrow for further adventures. Oh, here's the link to the web album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/TheTripThermopolisWY?authkey=0K6YWuUdWZo#

Enjoy!