On The Road Again... Jim & Lyndi's 2023 ZR-1 Road Trip to Yellowstone

[WARP TEN]

I don't use the phone app but I have no trouble loading pix from the Forum website on a computer. Do you have a laptop you could use? --Bob

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Hi Bob, Yes I have a LapTop computer and I have an iPad.

Jim

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On the Road Day 3 -

On the way to Fort Dodge, we stopped at our favorite Truck Stop, the Largest Truck Stop in The World:




I like the design of this bridge:




In Fort Dodge there is the largest mural in the US. In order to "beautify" an abandoned grain elevator, the city hired an Australian artist, Guido_Van_Helten to create a mural on all four sides of the 110 foot tall structure. Completed in 2018, the portrayal of working class citizens is stunning. If you look closely, you can see me standing at the base of the tower:





Jim

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On The Road - Day 6

After a night in Sturges, we got back on I-90 West. We got off the highway to drive through Deadwood:




We drove on to Spearfish Canyon and stopped at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge. We were impressed by the facilities and the surrounding scenery:




We drove on down the Canyon following the Spearfish Creek:




We continued West to cross the mountains on our way to Powell, WY:









We followed the Tensleep River North to reach Powell, WY. Powell is our last stop before entering Yellowstone National Park. It is possible that the East-side NP enter point becomes crowded in the morning, so we will be leaving Powell early to beat the rush.

Jim

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On The Road - Day 7 ? We got underway from Powell, WY at 6 AM hoping to be ahead of the crowd if the traffic got heavy. We drove south to Cody, WY and turned right to take US14, US16, US20 to enter the Yellowstone East entrance.




We had the great fortune to enter the mountains with snow still on the terrain in many places:




Even some of the lakes were snow covered:




When we left Powell, we didn?t have any ice for our drink cooler. Part-way up the mountain we realized that we didn?t need snow, WE HAD SNOW:




I took the opportunity of the ice stop to check the condition of our ?snow tires?. All Good.




The road over the mountains reached an elevation over 8,500 feet. The outside temperature was 41 degrees for a while.




To be continued...

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Our track to the Old Faithful area took us around Yellowstone Lake. The combination of the cold air and the cold water and the clouds created a fascinating display:




We stopped at the West Thumb area of Yellowstone Lake to see the steam vents along the lake edge. Lyndi got a good look with an elk that was grazing on the newly uncovered grass:



Lyndi got face to face with the Elk:



About 20 minutes after we reached the site of Old Faithful we watched a display:

[GOLDCYLON]

Safe travels

[QB93Z]

Road Trip Day 8 ? At Yellowstone National Park
We got an early start for the day. The morning sun on the vent period on Old Faithfull gave a silhouette:




On our drive North to Canyon Village on the Eastern side of the Park, we encountered a group of about 50 buffalo walking down the road:








South of Canyon Village, we got a good look at the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River:

[Raykahn]

These are great pictures, glad you are getting around! Jess and myself took an extremely similar trip last year. If you haven't been Devil's Tower is very interesting, our dogs went nuts at the huge prairie dog community on the road up to it.

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Road Trip Day 9 ? At Yellowstone National Park
We left the Inn early and drove north from Old Faithful on the Grand Loop Road. Just south of Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook, we found a herd of buffalo crossing the road:




As we got closer, a mother and calf joined the group from the pasture on the right:




The herd decided to claim the right of way and stopped all auto traffic for about 5 minutes. No If, ands or BUTT's:




Further along the Grand Loop toward the Mammoth Springs region of the Park, the scenery is very beautiful:





It is late May, and there is still a lot of snow in the high elevations:





to be continued........