On The Road--Day Two--September 22,2005
We kept going straight south through Harlem, Montana to Roundup, Billings, Laurel and Bridger. Not much scenery to describe, no photos taken. Brown, barren prairie. What the cows eat I don't know, lots of antelope . We crossed into Wyoming and met a nice couple running a grocery store in Deaver. They suggested a scenic route for us and we continued on through Powell, Cody, Meeteetse and stopped to camp in Thermopolis for the night. We did get a few chuckles from a couple of people. As we had power at the campsite Roy pulled out the TV and we sat beside the tent and watched TV until it started to rain. Pretty funny, really roughing it. Fortunately the water repellent we sprayed on the then worked very well, so we were warm and dry. The state runs a beautiful park right in the city. The park is famous for its hot mineral springs. We took a walk around the spring area which is called "Rainbow Terrace" because of the colors on the rock pools and ledges, caused by the minerals in the water. No photos, as the sun was directly in line with what I wanted to photograph and I knew it wouldn't turn out well. We were going to go and soak in the pool; but the smell of the mineral water was giving us both headaches so we left in the morning. Leaving Thermopolis we passed through a beautiful area called Windriver Canyon, lovely scenery for a short time.
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