On the way to Cody Wyoming

We got up this morning around 6 and were trying to get going by 8. We had about 6 hours of driving so pretty much an all day affair since we will be stoping for lunch and traveling over the mountains. Dad and Joanne have been following us the entire way which means they turn when they see us turn. In other words they usually have no idea of the route that we are taking. This had worked just fine for the entire trip however today it just so happened that a red toyota prius got right in front of us and when it turned so did my Dad. I called them and they turned around and came back to follow us. The problem is that when he turned around he had to back up and when he did he jackknifed and the trailer hit the side of the car. Luckily the camper is fine however Joanne's car was not. It has a little cosmetic damage to the left rear tail light. Everything is still working and nobody got hurt so at the end of the day we are thankful. My Dad always says that if a problem can be fixed with money and you have the money to fix it then you really do not have a problem. Amen to that! After about 3 hours we arrived highway 14 which is a beautiful drive through Big Horn National Park. We were hoping to have a picnic lunch at the same place we did last year. As luck would have it we found the exact same spot. It was a lot cooler up there and we were able to picnic in the shade while watching people fly fish in the stream coming by. Some people have enough sense to have this be their final destination as they offer camping as well. They may just be on to something it is a little slice of heaven for sure. After we left from lunch and made it out of the mountains it started to get hot. At one point it made it all the way to 100 degrees. Even though it gets cool at night, that is pretty hot to try to take care of the dogs and ourselves so we decided to get a hotel. It would give us a chance to explore Cody while leaving the dogs in the rooms with the AC. The plan is to stay here two nights and then head out to Yellowstone on Monday morning. After we got unloaded we headed out for dinner at the Irma Hotel. It is a hotel that has a bar in it that was a gift from the Queen of England. She gave it to Wild Bill Cody for bringing his wild west show to England. It had a big porch with music and karaoke. We heard some really great singers who sang mostly old country songs with a few new ones thrown in from time to time. The night had cooled off and we had a great dinner with great music. Who could ask for more? We headed back and went to bed around 10PM. Tomorrow we will explore the town of Cody. 

Music at the Irma hotel. 
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Along the way.

Picnic area.

Noel relaxing.

Lunch time.

Jasper.

Home for two nights.

Dinner time.