Driving Through Yellowstone and on to Cody Wednesday Sept 19, 2018

We walked our dogs and hooked up the pickup and took off. We headed east through Yellowstone. Such a beautiful day for a drive. Crisp, cool air and blue skies!

Entering  Wyoming 

Madison River (I think)

Next up we saw Gibbon Falls!

Next we saw the mud pots from the road . We have seen them before and so we did not stop. They have a sulphur smell and we don't like that smell much!

Then the Yellowstone  River came into view - it is so wide it looks like a lake. It flows from south to north. It is a beauty!

We also cross ed fishing bridge and see Yellowstone Lake.  The bison we see today are singles - we didn't see a herd today. Yellowstone Lake is HUGE! It has  87,040 acres which covers 136 square miles and has 110 miles of shoreline! After we cross Fishing Bridge -we are driving in construction for about 10 miles - very slow going and rough! The drive from West Yellowstone to Cody is about 130 miles but we spent about 4-5 hours getting through today.  Patience is required!

This Bison picture is taken through the front windshield of the RV - that is why there is a glare. It was pretty cool and breezy today and we didn't have the windows open much.

Yellowstone Lake and a steam hole!

And to our great surprise we came to a BEAR jam! And guess what?  It was a grizzly bear out in the meadow grazing - just like a cow.  We parked the RV and Steve and I walked back to the Bear Jam. We both took pictures - mine are not too good with the iPhone but hopefully he got some better images. It is so exciting to see a Grizzly out in the wild - even though you can't get that close and there are lots of other people viewing it with you 

We continued east after a bit seeing flowers and mountains - some of our favorite things. 

As we neared the eastern boundary of Yellowstone we saw Sylvan Lake and Sylvan Creek - both were gorgeous!

If you have never been to Yellowstone - plan your trip - try to stay at least a week! There are so many wonderful things to see. We have been 4 other times, so this visit was just to see wildlife and hit a few of the highlights! If you can't tell - I LOVE Yellowstone!

Then we had the drive to Cody - it is a steep downgrade but Steve handled it great. It was a little scary looking over the edge of the road in a few places and seeing the tops of trees. Sometimes there was no guardrail either. But still a magnificent drive.

Here is Buffalo Bill Stay Park - just outside of Cody.

We arrived safely at Cody, WY and stayed at Ponderosa Campground. They do not take credit cards - only cash or checks - so I gave them a check for one night.  We may stay a few extra days just to catch up on a few things.