Cozy In Cody

We pulled up stakes last week and made the move to Cody, Wyoming.  Well, almost, we are 17 miles shy if it, but close enough, and they have a Wal-Mart.  We had a run of bad luck, first we had a tire blow out, and our pressure pro did not even make a beep.  Luckily Chuck seen the smoke almost right when it happened, so there was no damage, but I’m so disappointmented in the pressure pro, I really felt so much better having it, but no more.  It is not working at all. We were following Mac & Netters and they did not see us pull over, so bless their hearts, once they waited a while, they turned their “freight train” around and came back looking for us.

Of course we were inside Yellowstone, no cell coverage, but help arrived and we were soon on our way.  Wish it ended there, but, once we got set up in the campground, our electric was pegged out.  We had a loose wire in the plug, so it burned up the toaster oven and coffee maker.  Being it was in the cord after the surge protector was no help.  Luckily did not realize the burn-outs till the next morning so it got bad news got spread around, makes it easier that way.  Could have been a lot worse and for that we are thankful.   The campground here is very accommodating, they are letting us play cards in the one of the dining rooms at night.  So we have been having some heavy 10 penny games.  Last night we played hand and foot with Bob, Barb and Don and Suzie.  It was 1 & 1, so will have to have a play off some time.

Other than Wal-mart, we have been taking in some of the sights.  There was the miniature museum, which was huge, and free.

 

Old Town, that had lots of relics.

People back then were really TOUGH, the west would never be discovered in todays world.

The first exercise bike?????? Now I do know what this is, lol………….

     

One of the more colorful characters, Jeremah”Liver Eating” Johnson.  They reburied him here in Old Town.

     

The rock formations around here are truly amazing.  We have a wonderful view from our back window.

Pictures just don’t do it justice.  Well it is getting close to “happy hour”, got to put this blog to bed.  Thanks for looking in. 

Life is Good

Gonna Be A Bear

Just could not resist this one.  Just one more day till we move to Cody, and believe me we are all ready to get those wheels rolling.  The first 2-3 weeks here were great, but as we seen everything, got the t-shirts, well that is when the days got long.  Tonight we all went to town for pizza, and it was good, been awhile since we had had that.  See ya all down the road.

Those Sixty’s Were Great!

                     

Oh yah, way to go, girl.  I’ve reached that magic age where I can say just about anything. After all wisdom does come with age.  Some times. Of course there is  the other option, maybe I’m become senile.  At times that has crossed my mind, but that thought comes and goes.  To tell the truth, I just down right feel comfortable in my own skin, now it could be because it seems like there is so much more of it, but not going to dwell on that thought.

It has been a great ride, have a wonderful husband, lovely daughter, wonderful son, great SIL, and DIL.  Three grandsons, one of whom has own family, beautiful wife, with the most precious great-grandson and great-granddaughter.  Truly have been blessed.

Also the last five plus years that we have spent roaming the states has been a wonderful adventure, that we hope to continue for as long as we are comfortable doing it.  We know that there will come a time, but till then……..

Hopefully to be continued…..

The Last Trip of Yellowstone

We think this is our final trip through Yellowstone.  That is till we hook up the rigs on our way to Cody, as our route takes us right through the park.  We started out later in the day. thinking that we would arrive at the more popular sites, when the larger part of the tourists had passed through, making finding a parking space easier.  And….. IT WORKED!  Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?

The prism pools were beautiful, although the day was on the cool side and the steam did obscure some of the beauty.

      

   

Then there were the paint pots, not so pretty, but very interesting, the smell not so much.

The drive on the Firehole Loop produced this interesting crater.  The plaque said that it would erupt some time in the next 48 hours, we gave it 10 minutes, no luck.

Some of the wildlife we were lucky enough to see.

    

The sunset was the crowning glory, had so many pictures of it, was hard to choose, but this was my choice.  Most of my pictures are thanks to my friend Lynette, as I had not charged my battery and it was rather low.

Although Yellowstone has many truly wondrous sights, the remnants of the fire in 88, are still very visible, but the new growth is coming back as strong. 

The rest of the week we have been doing a whole lot of nothing and doing a real good job of it.  A few happy hours, couple of potlucks, few rounds of card games.  Chuck and I snuck off one night to the playhouse for the Phantom of the Grand Ole Opry.  What a talented family, they do a great job.  So that bring another week to a close.  The weather has been wonderful, feel some what guilty when we hear of the heat some of our friends are having to endure. 

My love/hate relationship with my Droid continues.  Turned it off the other night at the show, when I turned it back on, it said must be activated, so hit that button.  Well, that wiped my phone clean, no numbers, no pictures. nada, zip, all gone into the black hole.  And that darn Verizon assistant that is suppose to keep everything on line, well it transferred back one number, ONE!  Beginning to think I’m too stupid to  have a phone like that.  And of course there is no Verizon store within 200 miles. 

This week RVer’s lost one of our own, Doug  Dubrouillet.  We were lucky enough to have met Doug and JoAnn in Tennessee last fall, and being the owner of Fillmore (standard poodle) was one of his claims to fame.  JoAnn, we have you in our thoughts and prayers.  Bless you.

Yellowstone

Wednesday, the six of us (Sullivan's,  Roaming When We Can & McHenry's, Mac and Nette's Road to Retirement ) rented a van and took off to see the upper loop along with the Lamar Valley.  We had been told that the wild life was quite plentiful in the valley and we were not disappointed.

Okay, my idea of a joke.

Sharing the road.

Elk

We caught a glimpse of this black bear, so turned around, and right in front of us he was crossing the road.  Scruffy looking, think he/she  was having a bad hair day.

Grizzly bear, but he was at quite a distance.  There was one more black bear, have to steal a picture.  Thanks Netters.

We also took in the Mammoth Hot Springs.  It was very interesting and pretty, although it is killing everything around the area.

 

We stopped along the way for a picnic, there are quite a few area with tables, so it is very nice to take a break and not “break” the bank.  This area is a bit on the pricey side.  Then we made our way to Upper and Lower Falls.  We got there around six and parking was no problem.  Unfortunately the sun was not at it best for viewing, but it was still very impressive. 

The canyon wall.

The Lower Falls

The Upper Fall.  The amount of water going through here was unbelievable. 

From there we made our way back to West Yellowstone, turned in the van, and decided that we would have ice cream for dinner.  It had been a long day, 12 hours, but priceless. 

The rest of the week, we did make another trip in Rexburg for blood work for Chuck and Mac.  Thankfully they are both in range so they can retest in two weeks this time.  They did find a clinic here so it will be easier.  Other than that we have been playing cards some, chase the ace, ten penny.  Ten penny, was a new game for some of us, really a fun game.  The park had a potluck last night, they had a good turn out.  We all went, ate too much, as usual. Tonight Donna is treating us all to her Chicken fried steak.  We have been trying to not over do the nightly get togethers with too much food, and it is working out.  Did hear that we got in for the Montana rally in Goshen near the end of September.  Want to have Keystone replace the front mountain decal as it is really peeling.  Last year they redid the Montana decal, but thought the other was okay. 

This coming week we will try to get back into the Yellowstone, might be able to meet up with some friends that are in the area for a few days.  Also have tickets to the Mack’s Inn Playhouse to see the Phantom of the Grand Ole Opry, on Wednesday.  Sure that we will be able to fill in any open spots as they arise.  Staying busy doesn’t seem to be a problem.

Life is Good

Catching-Up

Whoooo, been here one week and has it ever flown. We have been busy, not so busy and down right lazy. Almost every day we have had a new adventure.

We convinced Chuck to drive Miss Arlene, Bridget and Kathy, on day two. Not bad enough when he have one woman telling him where to go, but three?? We just had him meander around Henry’s lake and the areas near by. Our main purpose was to get pictures of the nest I had spotted on the way in.

Osprey was in the nest, and when we got out of the truck not a bit happy, but did not fly away.

The next day we had to make a trip to Rexburg as Mac and Chuck both needed blood work and there was not place near. But first it was lunch time an Netters found some good reviews for the Filling Station. And it was very good.

Mac and Netters

We girls decided that we would do a little maintenance, hair and nail wise. Arlene and Lynette were happy with their hair cuts and pedi’s, but not so much with my nail fill-in. They were at it for almost 3 hours and still was not satisfactory, but by then I was done with it. Long day, we were all glad to get on the way home.

Took the detour on the way, and seen these beautiful falls. And there were so many wild flowers in bloom every where. Made the trip so worth it.

The following day we mainly laid around and that night went to a dinner show at the Macks Inn Playhouse. Great prime rib dinner, and the show was fantastic, Home School Musical. Our sides hurt the next day from all the laughing that we did. The young couple who had the main parts were very good, both were great singers and the dancing was very professional. But the main character was hilarious.

Going back again before we leave the area as they are doing two different plays, where we will see the Phantom of the Grand Ole Opry.

Then it was time to venture into Yellowstone Park, so we decided that we would try Ole Faithful and the near by sights. We took two vehicles as we are about 35 miles from there.

Along the way we saw a few animals.

And of course, what we came for, Old Faithful.

Just some of the small crowd waiting for the geyser to go off. We stopped at a few other places, or I should say attempted to stop as parking was non existent. We had packed a picnic lunch and we found a nice area with tables and had lunch and enjoyed the beauty of the area. Kevin and Arlene decided they had had enough for the day and headed back. Mac and Netters along with Chuck & I stopped at the Grizzly & Wolf center in West Yellostone. There they had two of the grizzlies out in the compound, and they were were so much fun to watch. They played in the pool wrestling around for a good hour.

Here is Illie laying on her back, enjoying her spa.

Brother Sam, weighing in at 1200 pounds.

I will close this with a Big Bear Hug!