Left Yellowstone

Aug 2 – Yesterday we celebrated Maggie’s birthday. No don’t ask. I won’t tell you how old she is. She had her choice of breakfasts, a designer sandwich (picked the items herself), ice cream at the Mammoth Hot Springs hotel in Yellowstone Park and some of the best left over Chinese food available from Missoula. She said she had a great day.

We saw tons of buffalo; got stuck in a buffalo jam (that’s when they walk on the roads and you don’t move). We were practically stopped for 1 ½ hours. Got some good close up shots, maybe I’d better say photos, of some huge bulls. We also saw a couple of really large herds of elk. Both the buffalo and elk had lots of babies on the ground. Add several dozen hot steaming smelly springs and you pretty much have our day.

Today we left the park and drove to Cody, Wyoming; the rodeo capital of the US: at least that’s what they say. A friend of Gary’s (see he does have friends or family all over the US) is spending some time helping his parents here. We spent the day visiting and retired to the comfort of our motorhome. We’ve seen lots of great scenery and looking forward to seeing more.