The parking lot was an awfully lonely place this morning after the Rally attendees departed for home. After rousting the girls out of bed and packing up we hit the road headed west.
We hopped on 16 and stopped in Newcastle Wyoming for fuel, lunch, and to get an "N" picture of Lucille and me in front of the fire station for my "RedKnights" Grand Tour.After capturing the occasion, Lucille was given the rest of the day off; more to keep peace in the family than because she needed any rest. Nomads are capable of and enjoy eating up the miles day after day.
From Newcastle we continued west on 16 through Moorcroft, Gillette, and Buffalo where the Chamber of Commerce loaded me up with "what to doin the area" literature.
Leaving Bufalo, 16 becomes the Bighorn Skyway, and the scenery lived up to theNational Scenic Byway designation; with fabulous views, and plenty of sweepers and twisties, while running up and over the Rockies toward Ten Sleep,Wy.
My rearview mirror was filled with a very disappointed Lucille, strapped to a trailer in such awesome riding geography.
Reaching the top of the pass, we stopped to play in the snow on what a local lady said was called the "4th of July Snowbank" because it usually is present at least that long.
Coming down the west side of the pass it was fortunate that I chose to drive (yes, chose), as the brakes on the truck heated up with ten miles to goin our descent. After the brakes cooled we continued down using more tranny for decelleration than brakes. After a fairly long drive through a lot of countryside, we arrived at Cody Wyoming, and set up camp at the Super 8.
According to the desk manager, Yellowstone NP entry is free this weekend. Free or not,we'll join the masses going through the park designated as our first National Park (and in fact the World's first national park).
To borrow from Jimmy Durante: "goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are"
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