The drive today was by far the most beautiful so far. I was amazed at how many forest fires there had been in South Dakota. Once I got into Wyoming, it was amazing. I took Route 16 through mountains. At one point the elevation was somewhere around 9,000. The altitude definitely takes a toll. Yesterday I got a bad headache and today I was really out of it for a while. I took a lot of pictures today, most of them while driving.
I am at a KOA in Cody, WY tonight. I had to do laundry due to a fruit punch Gatorade leak in one of my bags. I met a couple from Washington State and they had just come from Yellowstone, so they showed me pictures and told me where I should go. It was very helpful.
Then, as I was leaving the laundry room a woman came in looking for her phone. I offered to call it for her, but she couldn’t remember the number. We walked to her cabin so she could ask her husband. On the way there she told me that they had totaled their truck and fifth wheel camper in Yellowstone, avoiding a deer. She found her phone in the car, but while we were outside, her dog ran away (I’m not making this up). I really felt bad for her, she was a nutcase. So, I go back to my cabin, and my cell phone rings…it’s the same woman calling to ask why my number is on her phone! I was so shocked, but I managed to explain it to her. Then, I’m walking to the bathroom and I see her dog, Bubba. So, I call him and get him to follow me most of the way back to her cabin. He, of course, decides that this is a perfect time to poop in the field. When I knock on her cabin door, I can hear her on the phone saying that someone brought her dog back. If my dog ran away, I would be outside with a flashlight trying to find it. Apparently she wasn’t that concerned about Bubba. She was very appreciative, but pretty much crazy. I might be too if all of that happened to me.
Anyway, tomorrow I’m going to Yellowstone, where I think I’ll spend a few days. Apparently there is no cell service or Internet, so don’t freak out when you don’t hear from me.
3 comments:
I guess I really should call you tomorrow, sorry about the gatorade leak. That lady you met will always be something you remember!!! What kind of dog was Bubba? Did you ride the rabbit at the wall drug?
Morgan,
I am reading!!!!
Sounds like an interesting, although a bit lonely trip.
I hope you haven't met many people
like the lady with the lost phone.
Keep going!
Love,
Beth
you go girl! all the way to idaho. have some taters for me, okay? love mama
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