Americinn - Cody, Wy

... pre cambian rock that was over 2.5 billion years old. <br>One word of caution when signs say loose livestock, believe them. Leaving the mountain, cows were unfenced and crossing the road. Our day was slowing to a crawl as we reached Cody, WY. Due to weather and possible road closures we decided to call it a day and found an amazing steakhouse. Great way to ...

... monument due to the calcite and gypsum deposits which make the caves glitter. The tour started with an elevator ride down 250ft underground, where there were no bats to worry about. The size of the caves was pretty amazing especially since they believe they have only explored 3% of the actual cave. After coming back up to the surface we headed over to Custer State Park in western South Dakota and spent our first rainy night camping. <br><br ...

... road running out to the school.  The claim of fame to this little gem of a place is that outlaw Butch Cassicy once lived in the area and was arrested outside the Cowboy Bar which is still in business today.  <br><br>We were grateful that we did not rush here for the parade and were wondering whether we should have even contemplate visiting the community barbecue hosted by the ranchers wives, but we did.  <br><br>The whole set up was reminiscent ...

... What a start to a great day.<br><br>A sad moment was saying farewell to Grandma and Grandpa who were heading into California. We had had a fantastic time with them in Yellowstone and having new people into our group was great fun (and meant Ian and I had other people to talk too). <br><br>Our first stop was to the Visitor&#8217;s Centre at Fishing Bridge to see whether Lily, Fynn and Edie qualified as Junior Rangers. They had all worked really hard all week filling out ...

... are informative as one walks a circular path though the fields. Marty held back and began talking to other visitors. Thus we met Barbara, whose birth name was not Barbara (and whose last name I didn't catch). Barbara is now 87. She was 19 years old when she and her family were forced out of California and dumped in Wyoming. This was her first visit back to that terrible time; she had not been able to face it ...

... springs so I stopped at the hot springs for an hour or two and just relaxed in the pools. There are couple of different pools available and each one is a different temperature. <br><br>By the time I arrived in Cody it was early evening so I went for a couple of beers at a nearby bar and then went for dinner in an italian restaurant, which was really good. I was expecting tomorrow to be a long day in Yellowstone so I made sure I wasnt out too late this time.

... the rain, stating the Cody is usually pretty dry, almost a desert and rainfall is very rare. At least it has cleaned the bugs off the car! We immediately drop our stuff and get back in the car to find somewhere to eat. By now it is 10:15 pm, and we find that Cody is fast asleep by 10:00. Not a single restaurant is open, except for a Pizza Hut that stays open until 11:00.

Monday 21st July Today was the original day that we had to leave the States - 3 months since we arrived. Thanks to US Immigration at Port Huron in Michigan we are now able to continue our trip through the States! We left this beautiful spot and headed on through the mountains and down the other side. It was gorgeous coming down through the canyon at the bottom with the river running along side the road. Spectacular in fact. The scenery then ...

... decide to run at us. It was quite unnerving as she kept giving us sideways glances as we passed her. And bison are fast, they can run at 30 mph, and probably with faster acceleration than our old Chip! <br><br>We arrived at Old Faithful around 7.25 am and already people were starting to gather, although in no way near the numbers we imagine there to be in the middle of the day. We took seats around the geyser's edge and then just sat and patiently waited ...

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