| CRUISIN' WITH JAY & SHERRY YELLOWSTONE 2009 September 8 Day 6 |
We slept in again yesterday morning. I think I could really get used to that
(for a little while, anyway). I thought it would be just a nice, quiet, uneventful
day in Sunlight Basin. This is an incredibly beautiful area near Cody,
Wyoming, that used to be virtually unknown, except to locals. Now, since
GPS, everybody knows about it. We had a leisurely breakfast at the Sunrise
House and headed out to the Basin. So here we are, well over a thousand
miles from home, and we stop at one of dozens and dozens of overlook
sites, and who do we run into? Ken and Sue, from New Richmond,
Wisconsin (above). Ken has family in Gillette, and, while visiting, he and Sue
decided to check out Sunlight Basin and other points of interest. Very cool
meeting them. We wandered the Basin, got some great photos, met some
new friends (including one very tiny one), then headed over to my former
stomping grounds in Powell. While we were in Sunlight Basin, we met
Dusty, who works at the Lamplighter in Powell, the hub of nightlife in town.
We tuned up the GPS, and Frau Bluecher (the voice of our GPS), tried to get
me to "turn right" through some guy's barbed wire fence. But, otherwise, it
was a peaceful day. The weather was perfect, the day was easy-going with
no traffic to speak of, and we got back to the motel in time for a power nap
before supper. This is our last day in Cody, and, as of this writing, we still
haven't decided between returning to Yellowstone or going to the Buffalo
Bill Historical Center. We'll let you know tomorrow. Thanks to everybody for
your e-mails to this website. We read them every day and appreciate your
good wishes.
Jay and Sherry
(for a little while, anyway). I thought it would be just a nice, quiet, uneventful
day in Sunlight Basin. This is an incredibly beautiful area near Cody,
Wyoming, that used to be virtually unknown, except to locals. Now, since
GPS, everybody knows about it. We had a leisurely breakfast at the Sunrise
House and headed out to the Basin. So here we are, well over a thousand
miles from home, and we stop at one of dozens and dozens of overlook
sites, and who do we run into? Ken and Sue, from New Richmond,
Wisconsin (above). Ken has family in Gillette, and, while visiting, he and Sue
decided to check out Sunlight Basin and other points of interest. Very cool
meeting them. We wandered the Basin, got some great photos, met some
new friends (including one very tiny one), then headed over to my former
stomping grounds in Powell. While we were in Sunlight Basin, we met
Dusty, who works at the Lamplighter in Powell, the hub of nightlife in town.
We tuned up the GPS, and Frau Bluecher (the voice of our GPS), tried to get
me to "turn right" through some guy's barbed wire fence. But, otherwise, it
was a peaceful day. The weather was perfect, the day was easy-going with
no traffic to speak of, and we got back to the motel in time for a power nap
before supper. This is our last day in Cody, and, as of this writing, we still
haven't decided between returning to Yellowstone or going to the Buffalo
Bill Historical Center. We'll let you know tomorrow. Thanks to everybody for
your e-mails to this website. We read them every day and appreciate your
good wishes.
Jay and Sherry
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 |
Part of the Clark's Fork Canyon, as seen from near the top of
Sunlight Basin. More of the Basin below.
Sunlight Basin. More of the Basin below.
Turn right...no,
uh, turn left. No,
uh, turn around.
Oh, never mind!
uh, turn left. No,
uh, turn around.
Oh, never mind!
This how you get
into second base,
"safe."
into second base,
"safe."
The place to go for Sage
advice.
advice.
Are we really going all the way down
there? Without a parachute?
there? Without a parachute?
Friendly cuss. Climbed
part-way up Jay's pantsleg.
(Make your own joke here.)
part-way up Jay's pantsleg.
(Make your own joke here.)
This road leads to the end of
Sunlight Basin, they say.
They also say Thelma and
Louise live out there
somewhere.
Sunlight Basin, they say.
They also say Thelma and
Louise live out there
somewhere.
The Big Horn Basin is irrigated
by an amazing network of
canals and ditches of all sizes,
all gravity fed with water from
the Buffalo Bill dam at Cody.
Thousands of square miles of
former desert, now productive
farm land for sugar beets, small
grains and alfalfa. This shows
the end result. When the water
runs, the farmer creates a
siphon with these tubes and
irrigates by floooding. Don't
even think about stealing water!
by an amazing network of
canals and ditches of all sizes,
all gravity fed with water from
the Buffalo Bill dam at Cody.
Thousands of square miles of
former desert, now productive
farm land for sugar beets, small
grains and alfalfa. This shows
the end result. When the water
runs, the farmer creates a
siphon with these tubes and
irrigates by floooding. Don't
even think about stealing water!
Just so you know, the cattle have the right of
way, and they read the signs.
way, and they read the signs.
The remains of this World War II internment camp remind us of one of the less noble moments in American
history, with thousands of U.S. citizens locked up here. Still, some 750 of the internees volunteered for military
service. Of those, fifteen did not return home. This is within sight of Heart Mountain.
history, with thousands of U.S. citizens locked up here. Still, some 750 of the internees volunteered for military
service. Of those, fifteen did not return home. This is within sight of Heart Mountain.
On the Chief Joseph (Nez
Perce) highway between
Cody, WY, and Billings, MT.
Perce) highway between
Cody, WY, and Billings, MT.