Cody to Lander

Monday July 14th our 6th day at Cody we caught up on laundry and housecleaning, then went downtown and took a walk.

Tuesday we took a ride up the Shoshone River southwest of Cody. This was another pretty drive on a sixty mile deadend road that takes you past some beautiful ranches and up into the mountains. We thought we would see more wildlife, but we only saw 5 or 6 mule deer and a few antelope.

Wednesday we left Cody and moved down to Thermopolis WY. and the Eagle RV Park.
We went in town to the Prospector Restaurant and had a good Italian dinner. We then went into the Hot Springs State Park where they claim to have the worlds largest hot springs. They have public bathhouses where the water is 104 degrees. The sulfur odor didn’t appeal to us so we didn’t go in the water.
Thursday we went back in town and went to the Wyoming Dinosaur Center where there are many exhibits of the fossils that have been discovered and retrieved from the digs in Wyoming and surrounding states.

Friday July 18th we left Thermopolis and traveled south through the Wind River Canyon to Lander and Sleeping Bear RV Park. which is located on a hill overlooking downtown Lander with snowcapped mountains in the background.
After getting settled in the campground we took a ride to the site of the former Fort Washakie and the burial site of Sacagawea who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition.
We then stopped at the Museum of the West in downtown Lander which is still a work in progress, but will be great when completed.

Saturday we took a ride up through Sinks Canyon State Park where you witness the mystery of the Po Po Agie River disappearing into the side of the mountain and reappearing one quarter of a mile down the mountain two and one quarter hours later.(checked with dye)
From there we traveled on up the canyon and over the top of the mountain which was dotted with numerous lakes and beautiful scenery. This road descends the south side of the mountain onto Wyoming Rt. 28 near South Pass WY. which is a twenty mile wide gap through the Rocky Mountains and is where the Oregon, Mormon and California Trails as well as the Pony Express went through the mountains. It’s pretty interesting to stand on the tracks where thousands of wagons passed on there way west.
We visited Atlantic City so named because it’s located on the Atlantic side of the great divide. From there we traveled west several miles to South Pass City where there are the remains of a gold mine which the state is in the midst of restoring and adding a museum as well as a town restoration.