Posts from the “wyoming” Category

Addendum

Posted on September 14, 2024

A few extras from my trip to Wyoming. I took a lot of photos and videos and have had a tough time choosing, so here’s the final selection. A mud spring in Yellowstone. These are mesmerizing to watch (and smell!). One of the pools in the West Thumb Geyser Basin along the shore of Lake Yellowstone. This was a great hotel. The proprietor let us use her clothes line in her backyard to hang out and dry our wet tents from camping in Yellowstone. Of course, it’s rated number 1 on “iPad Visor.” I would expect no less! 🙂 Backcountry waterfalls in the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. This wilderness was simply stunning and I am glad to have seen it. Seen in the hunting,…

Categories: travel, wyoming, yellowstone

Heading West – Sacajawea’s grave

Posted on September 13, 2024

From Thermopolis & Dubois, we were going to head up over the mountains to Jackson Hole, but the road was closed due to wildfire. So we headed south to Lander, Wyoming. Lander is a bit of a backpacker’s hub where a lot of hikers land for a bit between trails. It was a nice small western town where we had a nice meal and a rest before moving further west. The trip was a good one. Wyoming will always have a piece of my heart and I look forward to visiting again someday . . . . This is the memorial to Sacajawea, the woman who travelled with Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the ocean back in the early 1800s. Her gravesite…

Categories: travel, wyoming

Thermopolis & Dubois

Posted on September 7, 2024

We left the wilderness and headed to the lovely small town of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Thermopolis is known for the thermal spring that the town has set up to fill several soaking pools for anyone who wants to indulge. The temperature is 104 degrees F., and is fantastic. Following this we headed to Dubois, Wyoming where we stopped for a visit in the National Museum of Military Vehicles, a 156,000 square feet large history lesson. It was truly amazing. Get this: the ticket allows for two days of entry, it is that large and expansive. The springs run off into the river with this nice suspension bridge set up for people to walk across. The large hill in the background is where the hot water…

Categories: friends, travel, wyoming

Wyoming backcountry

Posted on September 6, 2024

Kurt and I left YNP and headed east. Onto Cody, of Buffalo Bill fame, and then to the Bighorn Mountains where we backpacked into the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area one of 803 Designated Wilderness Areas in the US. Wilderness areas have one requirement: nothing with wheels can be used to get there. Legs and feet only, and if you’re a horse, the same applies. We backpacked for 5 nights and 6 days, covering almost 60 miles. We had a bull moose stroll through our camp, met some super nice people, saw several horse packing groups and only had to deal with biting black flies a bit. Wildfire smoke was minimal and I did not eat enough. Nothing really beats being the backcountry, however. At…

Categories: friends, nature, travel, wyoming