This morning we checked out of Cody, Wyoming and headed to
the Chamber of Commerce for weather and road updates! The weather forecast was
great but the 2 roads we wanted to take today, were both closed. So the kind
lady at the Chamber showed us an alternative route to get up north to hopefully
see some wildlife. So we drove to Cooke City and entered the Yellowstone
National Park at the Northeast Entrance. Oh, what a wonderful drive. We did
find out that one of the roads had opened but the one we had planned to take
back south (Mammoth to Norris) was still closed for road construction. Planned opening was 5 pm after the federal
inspector told them it was ready to open. So instead of driving around and
coming in another entrance (a 3 hour drive) we decided to spend the night in
Gardiner, Montana. Hoping the road will
be open in the morning.
Today we saw lots of cows. Best sign of the day at a Cow
crossing: Black Cows Matter. We also saw
antelope, buffalo, a big bird (raven or crow), a moose, and elk.
The moose jumped out at us on the road and scared the crap
out of us. We had to turn around of course and take pictures after our hearts
came back to normal heart rate. The
buffalo own the roads and stop traffic at times to play in the road or cross at
their leisure.
We settled in our motel room to watch the Cubs game, after a
good meal at Cowboys. Vacation is exhausting!
Thoughts for today:
I have put on makeup 7 days in a row... just in case I have
to take a selfie on vacation. This never occurs at home!
So many people from other countries visiting where we have
been. We are so blessed to live within driving distance of these beautiful
wonders. Not sure I need to leave this country before I die. I just want to see
it all!
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