It seems that we are in the habit of fall vacations when we can't chance going to the Caribbean because of hurricanes. We have been quite pleased with our choices in the West and will continue to explore our nation's parks. We have learned that we love the mountains and enjoy both the weather and the scenery.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Day Seven: Cody to Canyon Lodge, Yelowstone

When we left this morning, we went to UPS and mailed home some Irma Hotel glasses and all the other little trinkets I have bought.  Then off we went toward Ywllowstone.  We stopped at the Buffalo Bill Dam and practically got blown away by gale-force winds coming across the reservoir.  We took a couple of pictures and left - too cold to dally.  Dean discovered that he had not checked out of the hotel and he still had the keys in his pocket.  So we stopped at a little post office along the way and mailed them back.  As we continued on the weather got worse.  It was snowing hard on the mountaintops as we headed toward Yellowstone.   As we got to Yellowestone Lake, the sun began to come out and by the time we got to the Gand Canyon the sun was out so we did some short hikes. I did a long hike to the brink of the lower falls.  It just about killed me!  Dean was the wise one - sat in the car and waited.  We have seen lots of animals - bison of course, and a moose and mule deer and cayotes.  Eating tonight at the Canyon Lodge.  Our cabin here is cozy.
9/2 note dinner was great at the Canyon Lodge.  there was frost on the car this morning.  But the sun is finally shining brightly.

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