8th Sept. - Cody, WY to Yellowstone, MT
This is our second time in Cody - this year we stayed at KOA, Cody - apparently it is the first KOA in the US. Clean facilities, swimming pool, hot tub and play equipment for kids. We departed Cody on a cool, clear day.
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Distance wise, it is about 100 odd miles to Yellowstone, Montana. One is never far from a mountain...check out this one, I thought it looked like a tit!
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Whilst in Cody, Tom had to do his Prime Rib pilgrimage at the Irma ( Buffalo Bill's hotel). I'ts all you can eat Prime Rib buffet for $29.99 - pretty good spread with salads, oyster kirkpatrick, fish, vegies, fries, mash and dessert as well. Surprisingly this year there were many foreign servers mainly from the European block countries - Bulgaria, Serbia and a couple of Ruskies thrown in. We asked our "endangered minority" all American server for an explanation...the owners of Irma can't get a reliable source of employees from within the USA. Er...don't you guys have a population of 320 million people?
Entering the Buffalo Bill tunnel.
Side profile (his best side) of Tom with Buffalo Bill Dam in the background.
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To get to Yellowstone National Park (YNP), the route takes us along the Buffalo Bill Dam - what a scenic drive.
We are approaching YNP from the Eastern side of the park and were surprised to see the number of homesteads hugging the foothills of the mountains.
Coincidentally, it was on the news last night about how it is costing YNP more to defend homes against fires than it is with forest fires. The news also mentioned that there was no more money left in this year's budget for fire fighting. Perhaps the realtors who make money out of selling people homes in high fire risk areas should contribute something towards the cost.
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Shoshone State Park where horse riding trails are popular for the likes of us city slickers.
Stopped for smoko(coffee break) at Yellowstone Lake. We are at elevation 7,733ft, there are sulphurous puffs emanating from the ground.
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This massive lake is 136 square miles..hard to believe but in December, ice as thick as 3ft covers most of the lake.
Well, what a lovely way to finish off smoko...not more than 1/2 a mile we came across this herd of bisons getting ready to work on their tans across from the lake.
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Mr Handsome...
What glorious vistas awaits us in YNP!
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In 2012 we paid $25 for a 7 day pass to YNP, this year it is $50..quite a big increase especially for us Aussies. We are now a dismal .65cts to US$1....ah well, I guess all good things must come to an end.
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