Alaska - The First Week

 If you thought we’d be in Alaska already, sorry but we won’t arrive in the 49th state until June. Our first stop was in Lander, Wyoming. Our main site here to see was the Popo Agie (pronounced Poposha), a Crow Indian word. In the Popo Agie Valley, the river disappears into a cave and reappears 2 hours later and 1/4 mile away into a quiet pool before resuming its roaring journey. However, the Fremont County Museum was a real gem with a $5 entry. We were able to ride our bikes to both of these, but Ron and Rhonda took their truck up to the Sink Canyon. 

Then, after a great day, we talked to a police officer as he was driving through the campground. He asked if we saw the elk. We hadn’t, so the four of us jumped in the truck and headed off to see some elk. In addition to a herd of elk, we also saw a beautiful rooster pheasant and some deer. 

These are some photos from inside the Fremont museum. They also include outdoor displays and builds. We’ll worth the trip to visit. 

These were some Indian War Bonnets. 

An old time horse drawn hearse. 

Next was the Popo Agie. 

This was an incredible spot and we thought it couldn’t get better. Until we went to watch wildlife. 

Our next stop was Dubois, Wyoming. We spent one night in a builder's lot while we went and saw Bighorn sheep. From there we drove to Yellowstone. We changed our plans a little and spent the whole four nights at the Baker's Hole CG in West Yellowstone.  We got to see a lot of animals (wolves, bears - grizzlies and black, goats, antelope, antelope and bison.

One of the many bison we saw throughout Yellowstone.

This is three grizzlies (Mom and two cubs) that were coming down to feed on a bison carcass.  This morning is Pack 'Em Up day and we start our northern migration.  We had one ongoing mechanical issue with our furnace that has been an issue since we got our rig that is finally fixed (good thing as it was 20 degrees this morning). Today we travel to Billings, Montana for three days.  We are going to see the Little Bighorn National Battlefield and Rocky Point Kennels (Pointing Lab Breeder).   The adventure continues.