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We hardly had anytime in Cody at the
Buffalo Bill Museum because of how long it took us to plod across the park, brake
for wildlife findings, and snap sensational shots. Now it’s time to get from the east side of
the park to the west side. It’s
late—7:00 p.m. when we arrive at the east entrance. And what greets us?
Thankfully, they have cabins that
allow dogs and since we had planned on a long day we have the dogs’ dinner on
board. But what we don’t have is
toothpaste, toothbrushes, a change of underwear (yeah, I know WTMI). The good news is in the car we do have one of
Gary’s hairbrushes and a small tube of hand cream (which became my face
cream). The little store at the lodge
had absolutely no toiletries although the room had a bar of soap and bottle of
shampoo. “What good would shampoo do me
with no hairbrush nor blow dryer,” I ask you.
NOTHING! That’s what. What bothered me the most was not having
toothpaste and a toothbrush. Oh well, we
had a place to lay our heads! No more whining allowed.
But, there was more at work than what
we were initially aware of. We checked
into our room, unloaded our few belongings (which didn’t amount to much), and
then headed to the bar for a nice glass of wine. It was in the bar that we met
James. We had a great opportunity to
spend over two hours talking to James about his future and to tell him about
the Lord. It was a divine appointment.
The other thing that worked in our
favor was the amazing winter wonderland we encountered the next day as we
traveled back to our RV across the park.
I took this picture on our journey back.
Here we are surrounded by the snowy
pines on the side of the road.
Note the flawless forest reflection in
Sylvan Lake.
It wasn’t just a light dusting of
snow on the forest landscape. The trees
are laden with snow making this fairy-tale terrain exquisite.
Now the burned bare forest looks beguiling
with their stick-like silhouettes smothered in snow.
The Grand View
It was still a full day in the park for
us even though we hadn’t been back to the RV.
We decided to spend the day sight-seeing instead of just heading home. Now that we’ve passed out of the east and are
heading into the western part of the park the snow is a thing of the past. Here’s what the forest-fringed road looks like
from the passenger’s seat.
By now, you know that buffalo are in abundance in Yellowstone, so would I hold back more beefy buffalo photos from you? Absolutely not! Especially not one as good as the first one AND this one!
At the same location as the bison
sighting, there were all these red-breasted robins roaming around looking for
something sumptuous to consume.
Check out this very short video of a boiling cauldron. This gives you more of an idea what some of these thermal hot spots look
like up close and in action.
We were told there were trumpeter swans out and
about in the park, and I was fortunate to catch this one preening itself.
At Lookout Point, we caught
Yellowstone Falls. Although not as high
as Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite, I think it has the same look. What do you
think?
On this drive, we stumbled into the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. So incredible and so beautiful.
It was a bad hair day, thus the
hat! Remember I said we didn’t have any necessities? Well, this picture is photographic proof of that!
And here’s some more stunning
scenery.
We ended our day on a wildlife “high.” Right by the side of the road was this elk nonchalantly settled in the grass while numerous two-legged specimens crowded around snapping photo after photo. She didn’t really care that much! Eventually, she got up and started walking so I moved further away, but still caught her as she ambled away.
And this one was hanging around on the other side of the little lake.
Love those wildlife shots! I almost “live” for them on our drives.
Psalms 74:17 // You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
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