Re: Wyoming Trip Report (May-Jun 2025)

On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:51:09 -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

The next day (day 6) we had hoped to ride our tandem (and there
were what looked to be decent routes along the lake), but I wasn’t
feeling great (elevation effect, I think) so we drove north along
the Yellowstone River.  We turned off at Canyon Village and hiked
a bit, getting great views of the Upper Falls.

https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250527_150642.jpg

From there we drove further north and east toward the Lamar
Valley, on the hunt for buffalo sightings.  We didn’t see many, so
turned back.  On the way back we stopped at the area of thermal
features and saw the Sulphur Caldron and Mud Volcano.  Coming back
from the hike around the west part of this (e.g., seeing the
Dragon’s Mouth) we were lucky to see a few buffalo and a calf come
right up next to the boardwalk!  The ranger made us all back away
(good idea!), but I was able to get a short video of them…

https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250527_115701_1.mp4

So all in all a great day, despite not feeling great.

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