Vacation Day Five — Bears!
by Lynn Daniels on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I’m a little behind in my vacation report posts, and with any posts at all. This hard drive failure is giving me fits, so please bear with me.
Anyway, on to day five — our first full day in Yellowstone Country. And the first thing we did, after a leisurely morning that included a rousing game of National Parks Monopoly, was hit the Beartooth. But this time, I was armed with my camera gear.
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Vacation Day Four - Cooke City, At Last
by Lynn Daniels on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Sorry for the late post — MiniMe was invited by the high school girl’s soccer coach to participate in a couple scrimmage games today, and we just got home. She played very well, I’m proud to say, and it looks like something good might come of it. But that’s a discussion for another day. As for right now, on to the trip report.
Morning four in Cody was the first we didn’t have to jump out of bed and get right on the road. Cooke City isn’t too far from Cody, and our check-in time wasn’t until four that afternoon. So on day four, we woke up, hung out in the bed a while, then eventually got up, packed up, checked out, and headed for a good, leisurely sit-down breakfast. After a quick trip to Wal-Mart (just picked up a few staples), we were on our way to our final destination, Cooke City, Montana.
Vacation Day Three — Finally Cody
by Lynn Daniels on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 11:21 pm
We’d originally planned to have breakfast with my family before hitting the road, but after experiencing Denver traffic the night before, that idea was quickly nixed. Instead, it was continental breakfast followed by hopping in the truck and hitting the road as quickly as we could. We still didn’t escape morning rush hour traffic, darn it all. We hit it in Denver (which was a real pain in the ass to get out of), then we hit it again near Fort Collins. But after we cleared Fort Collins, traffic got lighter and lighter and we were able to relax just a little bit more.
Is anybody surprised that I was excited when I saw the sign welcoming us to Wyoming? Wyoming and Montana: my two favorite states in the union. Yup, I was nearly schoolgirl giddy. And I was getting to see a part of the state I hadn’t seen in the past, since we were coming in from a different direction. I missed out on the old sorehead sign at Fort Laramie, Wyoming (250 good people and 6 sore heads), but I did get to see Buford, Wyoming. Their billboard declares them the smallest city in the nation with a population of one. What I found most amusing was this town of one had their own interstate exit and a trading post selling gifts and fuel. They must import workers.
Vacation Day Two - Crossing the Heartland
by Lynn Daniels on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 1:05 pm
On Day Two we got an early start, although not as early as the day before. After a hearty Waffle House breakfast (just a quick short walk from the hotel!) we were on the road before 8:30am.
Vacation Day One - Leaving Home
by Lynn Daniels on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 3:46 pm
THE PLAN:
Pack both the truck and trailer the night before “launch day”, have the trailer hooked to the truck and ready to go. Separate hotel and bathroom bags for our three nights before reaching final destination; that way, it wouldn’t be necessary to dig through the entire trailer. Just grab and go.
THE REALITY:
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