Re: Wyoming Trip Report (May-Jun 2025)

On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:58:13 -0000 (UTC),
  Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:

 Day 1 was driving west...

 Day 2 we swung up into Iowa and drove across it

 Day 3 we headed across Nebraska.

 Day 4 we drove into Casper, WY.

On day 5 we drove to Yellowstone, by way of Shoshoni and Cody. 
I’d been told the drive to Shoshoni was not that interesting, and
indeed it was not my favorite part.  On top of that, it drizzled
or rained most of the way.  We were out of the rain from Shoshini
on, and the drive along Boysen State Park and especially up
through the Wind River Canyon to Thermopolis was just beautiful. 
On this drive I saw a number of nice silhouette art works
depicting western scenes; discovered just now that they are part
of the 307 First initiative...

https://307first.com/highway-silhouettes/

When we arrived at the east entrance to Yellowstone, the ranger at
the window (knowing we were headed to Fishing Bridge) said with a
smile, “You’re almost there.”  I responded with a laugh, “That’s
not what Google Maps tells me!”  She laughed too.  The drive over
to the campground was of course spectacular, going over a pass and
then along Yellowstone Lake.  We were struck by the evidence of
recently past forest fires along the way.

The campground was set up for efficient handling of lots of
traffic.  Getting checked in was reasonably straightforward, and
the sites (on loop E for us) were nice—though somewhat closely
spaced.  


I forgot to mention that on day 3 on the way to Big Mac, we
stopped at Front Street in Ogallala, a throwback to the 19th
century western town.  Kathy had been a singer and dancer in the
revue program there the summer after her senior year of high
school, so she really enjoyed seeing it again.  The museum was
pretty cool, and I would have enjoyed spending more time than we
had...

https://ogallalafrontstreet.com/


Also, In case it matters, I've finished writing up the whole trip
and can post the rest in one go if that's a better presentation.

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA