We spent 4 days with our son and his girlfriend in Bozeman, MT and thoroughly enjoyed the area. Today we started our journey home, riding from Bozeman through Paradise Valley, a major valley of the Yellowstone River.
Much to our delight, this is a less busy time of year at Yellowstone National Park which meant far less traffic and plenty of time to enjoy the scenery while looking for wildlife.
Much to our relief, this was the closest we came to bison in the park
There is still plenty of snow on the tops of the mountains, and plenty of bison including numerous calves.
After we left the park, we rode for a few miles on the Beartooth Scenic Byway
before turning south on Wyoming 296, Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, crossing the Shoshone National Forest and the Absaroka Mountains on twisting, tight hairpins and wide sweeping curves.
We stopped at the Sunlight Bridge and walked out over the spectacular canyon below.
After descending more twisties we turned south on WY 120 and rode through gorgeous red cliffs and more open country.
After stopping for lunch in Cody, WY, our luck held as we watched rainstorms all around us but only felt a few random raindrops.
We finished today's 299 absolutely gorgeous miles in Thermopolis, WY, home to mineral hot springs where we spent a relaxing 30 minutes before dinner. Tomorrow we'll spend the entire day in Wyoming on our way to Colorado.
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