Blogs from Wyoming, United States, North America - page 126

Rock Springs, WY Middle of the Red Desert, Bunny's run rampant here like squirrels Only they don't climb trees and often end up as road kill. Drove past Independence Rock without realizing it "Hey Megan- what's that larger rock over there?" Almost got run off the road several times by truckers going West on 80. Bully Semis. Old mining city surrounded by rolling hills, They look like painted flats, scenic paintings, illusions, Megan described them as a "Navajo Blanket", Stretched out over a sleeping giant, At night the hills disappear, And leave just a dark void Between the city street lamps and the star lit sky. A difficult week as far as the kids go, They all seem to be enjoying rehearsals and the show, But attention and focus is lacking. Mostly due to rehearsals now ... read more

Currently in Douglas, Wyoming- an hour or so out of Casper- recovering from my two and a half weeks vacation. Left Montana on Saturday and decided to take the scenic route down through Yellowstone. Relying fully on our Walmart Atlas (found in our new truck, which we have named “The Proud Mary”- the truck not the atlas) as opposed to Mapquest, we mapped our route like people did in the old days. Unsure of how much time it would actually take and being on a deadline- two days to get to Douglas, we unfortunately had to hurry through Yellowstone and thus were only able to enjoy that which we could see from our truck and the road. We did stop a few times for pictures. As you can see. (I have higher quality copies of these ... read more

"Silence is the true friend that never betrays" --Confucius August 26, 2005, Friday. We planned to get to Yellowstone today, but Kel has a UTI and we waited and waited for a script to be approved and faxed from Pittsburgh to Bozeman. We finally got the meds and were on our way about noon. We arrived at Yellowstone from the northern entrance and got our mail at the post office. This is our last mail pick-up until we get home. We walked around Mammoth Hot Springs. It is quite a build up town, with hotels and restaurants and shops. It is also hot! After being north in the cool weather all summer, the heat is a surprise, but these are “hot springs”. We continued on to Fishing Bridge, our home for the next few days. ... read more

Today was a big drive day. We left Idaho as early as possible (waited long enough for the sun to be out of our eyes). We blazed through Montana and ended the day in Sheridan, Wyoming. We were surprised by the terrain in Montana. We both thought it would be relatively flat, but it has lots of peaks and valleys which combine for an exciting ride of climbing and coasting in and around a lot of mountains. It wasn't until late in the afternoon that we got to some straight roads. Part of the fun of travelling in places that you have never been before is stopping along the way for coffee and bathroom breaks. We learned that Montana has a casino in almost every town along the I-90. The only one that did not have ... read more

We spent two days in Wyoming at both the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks. The first day we went to Grand Tetons. We did a hike around Jenny Lake and then up to Hidden Falls. The view was beautiful but once we got to the top it started to downpour. We managed to stay mostly dry on the hike back and then of course when we finished it stopped raining. I called my Mom when we got back to the bus and found out that the heir to Wal Mart had crashed his plane and passed away in the park earlier that day. We could see the helicopters circling looking for his plane. That night we camped near Yellowstone. I was very excited to use my new tent for the first time. Although I was ... read more