Tues...the 15th...We are alive! Did you wonder? My last entry was on Fri...so I will try to catch you up. I will go backwards.

Sat. (12th) We left South Dakota and went to Sheridan, Wyoming. The mountains in Wyoming just got bigger and better. We stayed in the Walmart 'campground' #2 (our second attempt). What a difference this time though. Wendi and Brian (Wendi has been my email buddy for 4 yrs. and Brian is her husband) came to pick us up (since you are not allowed to unhook from your trailer at Walmart) and showed us their town of Sheridan and took us to dinner! Wow....was it the royal treatment. They took us to the Powder Horn which is a beautiful community of homes, a golf club and fine dining. The evening was a total surprise to us and we had over 3 hrs. of great conversation, dinner, tour and friendship that won't be forgotten. It was if I had known Wendi forever. It was fun getting to know Brian and learn about all of his interests...racing motorcycles up mountains, fly fishing and MANY more! We had the best night and Walmart 'stays' won't ever be the same from now on.....I am convinced of that! Thanks Wendi and Brian for making a wonderful memory of Wyoming, (Walmart) and YOU.

Sun. (13th) We left Sheridan, WY and went to Yellowstone. We traveled through Big Horn National Park (beautiful) and had lunch at Buffalo Bill Cody's hotel and restaurant...The Irma Hotel in Cody, WY. Cody is a great town and full of Western history. On our arrival into the only 'full' hookup campground in Yellowstone, Fishing Bridge R.V. Park, we had a bison alongside the road with us. As we parked to check-in, the people were surrounding the poor bison for a picture opportunity. A lady who was in charge of traffic control told the bystanders to get back because they had just had someone impaled for doing the same thing! On our way to dinner at the oldest hotel on the Yellowstone property, The Lake Hotel, we had a HERD of bison (maybe 30) all over the road, side and in front of us! It was raining but Paige was able to get a video which if we can manage to put it on here, we will. It was amazing to see an entire herd...we had seen many small groups of them right beside our truck or in front of us on the road before this.

Mon. (14th) We woke up early (sunrise) since we were told that the best time to see the wildlife was either sunrise or sunset. We saw elk feeding in two different places. It was fun being on the road basically alone. Doug and Paige took in a hike that was led by a park ranger. They said it was very informative (how to preserve the forest in a natural process). They saw a few little critters (marmoset). We saw Old Faithful and mud pots, many geysers and hot springs. There are over 10,000 of these in the park. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. Paige took a video of Old Faithful and will put it on here if she can.

Tues. (15th) We left Yellowstone around 8:30 a.m. and on the hour and a half of winding our way through the park, we saw elk and bison. We traveled through Montana and Idaho (had potatoes for lunch) and are now in Ogden, Utah (outside of Salt Lake City). We arrived here around 4. We have WIFI!!! In Yellowstone we were disconnected (from computer and cell) the entire time. The mountains here are just beautiful. We are surrounded by them.

Tomorrow we will be in Bryce Canyon, Utah for a few days. I will have WIFI so will be more 'timely' here. We hope to get to a Target or Walmart to get some pictures done. Then we can put some on here. It is just amazing how different the terrain is from the farmlands of PA, OH, IN, IL, IA, and some of SD to the mountains of SD, WY, MT, ID, UT. What a pretty country we live in.

We did NOT see bear in Yellowstone though! Grrr.....
I do NOT want to see scorpions or turantulas in Arizona and beyond.
Hope all is well with you,
Mary