Mile 10,066 – Cody, Wyoming. Until now we’ve had fabulous luck with weather, but the last three days in Yellowstone our luck ran out. Today started with rain and smoke, then some sun and clouds, and later more rain. Once we left Yellowstone, skies cleared on our way to Cody, which is in Yellowstone’s rainshadow.
Because of the weather, we spent most of the day in visitor centers, but we also spent time at Hayden Valley where the buffalo roam. One of the highlights was a bison standing in the middle of the road, blocking traffic. After a while he decided asphalt is not very nutritious, and people staring at him from those funny glass and metal boxes was annoying, and he moved on.
I want to come back to Yellowstone in the future as a destination and plan it better, and also hope for better weather.
[Photographs © 2012 P.J. Gardner. All Rights Reserved.]