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Today’s ride was through beautiful Wyoming countryside on a gorgeous sunny day. The cool and cloudy of the past 2 days is over. I’m between the Bighorn Mountains and Yellowstone, and I could see one range fade in the background and the other loom ahead. Lisa and Ellie arrived yesterday and were driving to meet me in Cody.
The landscape is now arid, with beautiful ochres and umbers contrasting with bright green where fields are irrigated.

I’m a water guy, and I tend to stop at every bridge nd admire the streams.  (Not that many in most of the country.)

The pile of firewood by this weather-beaten house was amazing…

…as were the profusion of flowers maintained in front of this derelict building.  There were even more in front of the owner’s house.  A story there I’m sure.

It was not far from this small town, which has its own post office. (Zip code 82422.  You can look it up.)

It was great to be reunited with Lisa and Ellie! We drove around Yellowstone and visited Old Faithful (of course) and Prismatic hot spring. At OF we struck up a conversation with Brad, an oil worker from northern Alberta. He “biked” here (rode his motorcycle), and was going to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.  Says he loves northern Alberta, brrrr!

I’ve never been here before, and I see why it is so famous. The landscape combined with all the geothermal features is remarkable.

We got delayed on the road as a bison sauntered down the middle between two lanes of stopped traffic.  He was so close to the car, Ellie could have reached out and touched him.

I’ll be visiting with the girls for 3 days before returning to the road with just 2 weeks to the Pacific! the last with my friend Noel. Looking forward to that.