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TN to TN by way of NE, WY, MT, ID and SD
« on: August 17, 2017, 10:28:36 AM »

We had a great time!  Thanks to all of those that recommended staying at the Three Bears Lodge in West Yellowstone, MT.  It was a hoot (or would that be growl) and that town and location was perfect for visiting the park.  It really is just outside the West gate.  If you get a chance to visit Yellowstone or haven't been in a while, GO!  Beautiful country.  God's handiwork could be seen everywhere we looked.

12 days and just a hair shy of 4,300 miles

I was a bit surprised by the thermal activity all over the place.  I was expecting it around Old Faithful but dang, it's everywhere in the park.  Folks fishing in one part of a creek and not 100 yards away you have bubbling ground.  The Yellowstone lake is HUGE but folks swimming or wading at the edge with active steam pits across the road....eerie.  Also, walking on the boardwalks were fine but all the time I was thinking aren't these built on the same soil where there are signs for no walking/contact with chance of harm or death?  hmmmmm.... :nixweiss:

I've been on the Eastern edge of Nebraska but this was the first cross state trip.  I've seen my share of corn fields (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa) but Nebraska takes the cake (corn?).  I measured it out and after 200 miles, we didn't not see corn fields.  Glad we did it though.

I've been through the middle and NE part of Wyoming a few times now but never the southern or SW part.  First visit to Cheyenne, Jackson Hole and Cody.  Cheyenne is great, Jackson Hole is snooty (but beautiful country) and I wish we had a day or so for Cody just for the history.  We did get to eat in and visit the Irma in Cody during our brief pass through.

Pictures?  Yep, here you go.  First up is the sign in the front grassy area at Frontier HD dealer, Lincoln, NE dealership.  The second floor of the dealership is a must for those of us that enjoy HD history.  I hope they have a good fire suppression system 'cause they have some great pieces of MoCo history.

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« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2017, 11:24:17 AM »

And away we go....
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2017, 11:25:05 AM »

Just give me land, lot's of land full of starry skies above....
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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2017, 11:25:36 AM »

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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2017, 11:26:15 AM »

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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2017, 11:26:40 AM »

....she'll be coming round the mountain....
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2017, 11:27:37 AM »

Nice Tetons......
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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2017, 11:28:04 AM »

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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2017, 11:28:25 AM »

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« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2017, 11:29:07 AM »

water falls
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« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2017, 11:29:38 AM »

....dare she blows....Old Faithful.  Goes off every 96 minutes (there abouts)
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« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2017, 11:30:45 AM »

I wouldn't mind staying in the park but it's EXPENSIVE and according to the park ranger, August and September are two of their busiest months.
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2017, 11:31:19 AM »

HOT
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« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2017, 11:31:45 AM »

even hotter...
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« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2017, 11:32:12 AM »

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« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2017, 11:32:42 AM »

sounded like a jet engine....

....and about 100 feet from the edge of one of the main roads in Yellowstone..... :nervous:
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« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2017, 11:35:09 AM »

....all day I faced a barren waste without the taste of water.....cool water....
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« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2017, 11:35:37 AM »

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« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2017, 11:36:03 AM »

One of my favorite pictures from the trip....
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« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2017, 11:37:04 AM »

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« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2017, 11:38:32 AM »

....lake, placid...
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« Reply #27 on: August 17, 2017, 11:39:52 AM »

If you enlarge this photo, notice the top right of the falls.  There are folks right at the edge.  I've got a picture from there looking down into the falls a bit later.
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« Reply #28 on: August 17, 2017, 11:42:30 AM »

The canyon below the falls
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« Reply #29 on: August 17, 2017, 11:43:34 AM »

This is the top of the falls noted two posts prior. 
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« Reply #30 on: August 17, 2017, 11:45:53 AM »

Herd of buffalo.
Sure I've heard of buffalo
No dummy, a buffalo herd
What do I care what a buffalo heard.  I ain't got no secrets from a buffalo....(with apologies to Abbot and Costello)
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« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2017, 11:49:51 AM »

Taken from a very safe distance....unlike some of the other humans that can't read OR choose to ignore the "WARNING, DO NOT APPROACH WILDLIFE" signs all over the park.
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« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2017, 11:50:51 AM »

Jeepers, Barbara.  What DID you eat for supper last night.....whew... ;D
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« Reply #33 on: August 17, 2017, 11:54:47 AM »

Wildlife is abundant (although we didn't see no bears....Yogi, booboo or otherwise)
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« Reply #34 on: August 17, 2017, 11:56:28 AM »

We purchased a new camera before this trip, Canon Powershot.  Just to show how good this thing is, take a look at this picture.  In the middle of it is a rock finger with a Osprey nest with two babies.
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« Reply #35 on: August 17, 2017, 11:57:39 AM »

The two Osprey babies....

This was taken from the same spot as above but zoomed in really tight.....

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« Reply #36 on: August 17, 2017, 11:59:52 AM »

We ended up using the Canon to scan for wildlife if we saw something off in the distance.  This wolf was playing around in an open field.  I'm eyeballing it at about 300 yards from us....
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« Reply #37 on: August 17, 2017, 12:01:50 PM »

Some sort of deer/elk/antelope/animal at 200 yards and at dusk.
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« Reply #38 on: August 17, 2017, 12:03:02 PM »

Under the boardwalk......NOT
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« Reply #39 on: August 17, 2017, 12:03:52 PM »

this place is just eerie....
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« Reply #40 on: August 17, 2017, 12:04:49 PM »

The dragon was home
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« Reply #41 on: August 17, 2017, 12:05:18 PM »

proof....
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« Reply #42 on: August 17, 2017, 12:07:14 PM »

proof we was dare....
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« Reply #43 on: August 17, 2017, 12:08:18 PM »

and there....
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« Reply #44 on: August 17, 2017, 12:09:09 PM »

Skeleton trees
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« Reply #45 on: August 17, 2017, 12:09:46 PM »

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« Reply #46 on: August 17, 2017, 12:10:34 PM »

Roadside diner.....
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« Reply #47 on: August 17, 2017, 12:11:08 PM »

Our home for a few days
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« Reply #48 on: August 17, 2017, 12:14:54 PM »

Yellowstone Lake.  It's a big'un.  I apologize for what looks like a wave in the middle of the picture.  It was windy, I was tired and I didn't do a good, easy sweep for the pano pic.

If you click and zoom, you can see the other side of the lake.  Not much activity on it boat wise, however.

I did note that they (Wyoming and Feds) have mandatory inspections of ALL motorized floating boat-type vessels prior to putting in the water.  Not that you would be pulling a motorboat/jet ski with your Harley, it's a good thing to know if you drive the Super Duty up there pulling your favorite watercraft.  Be prepared....no two strokes allowed of ANY sort (no wheels, two wheels or, if you drive an old Citroen, 4 wheels).... ;D
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« Reply #49 on: August 17, 2017, 12:16:15 PM »

Ate supper here at the Yellowstone lake Inn.  Walked in and memories of "The Shining" and "Somewhere in Time" came flooding out.  Beautiful place and great food.
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« Reply #50 on: August 17, 2017, 12:18:08 PM »

All things must come to an end.  We've got quite a few more pictures but most are similar to what I've already posted....no sense going any further.

This was taken upon exit through the East entrance side.  I'm overusing this word but, beautiful.
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« Reply #51 on: August 17, 2017, 12:19:25 PM »

Pano of the same stop
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« Reply #52 on: August 17, 2017, 12:20:11 PM »

Until next trip...
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« Reply #53 on: August 17, 2017, 12:24:48 PM »

One more...I have to post this.  This is a parking area where the bubblin' ground has taken it's toll on the asphalt.  Enough so that they put a fence around it.  Scary place....
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« Reply #54 on: August 17, 2017, 12:25:30 PM »

The Irma Hotel in Cody, WY
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« Reply #55 on: August 17, 2017, 12:26:59 PM »

The famous bar in The Irma.  A gift from Queen Victoria to Buffalo Bill. 
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« Reply #56 on: August 17, 2017, 12:27:30 PM »

Gratuitous shot of downtown Sturgis during the 77th annual motorscooter rally...
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« Reply #57 on: August 17, 2017, 12:29:08 PM »

The crowd was down a bit from previous rallies.  Not bad, just down for an off, non anniversary year.

There was the normal appearance of certain clubs.....
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« Reply #58 on: August 17, 2017, 12:29:37 PM »

And the funny t-shirts....
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« Reply #59 on: August 17, 2017, 12:33:00 PM »

That's all, folks
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« Reply #60 on: August 17, 2017, 12:38:26 PM »

Great trip and pictures!   :2vrolijk_21:   :2vrolijk_21:  And a good sense of humor...    :huepfenlol2:   :2vrolijk_21:
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« Reply #61 on: August 17, 2017, 02:05:44 PM »

Great trip and pictures!   :2vrolijk_21:   :2vrolijk_21:  And a good sense of humor...    :huepfenlol2:   :2vrolijk_21:

Thanks ya, sir.  We would like to go back at some point AND ride the Beartooth pass which we didn't do this time.  Dang vacation limitations..... >:(

(but, glad I have a job that has vacation....thank you, Lord)
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« Reply #62 on: August 17, 2017, 05:01:26 PM »

Very nice - trip and photos.  Thanks for sharing.  Been to those places and nice to reminisce. 
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« Reply #63 on: August 17, 2017, 05:04:50 PM »

Brought back a lot of familiar sights, a fellow ought to go out there at least once in his tenure, it's a different world compared the packed out east coast.
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« Reply #64 on: August 26, 2017, 09:04:57 AM »

Outstanding ride report. Thanks for sharing.
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« Reply #65 on: August 26, 2017, 09:30:56 AM »

Wonderful ride report... Thanks!

Great memories, as my wife & I have ridden those parts many times, but it's been a few years - too long, and for the life of me I can't remember exactly where you took your "favourite pic" from?  Remember being there, just can't remember where, where is???  :nixweiss:
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« Reply #66 on: August 26, 2017, 09:32:53 AM »

great pics!! wyoming is a beautiful place with lots of space. you missed a few things as you stated,but thats what makes going back full of anticipation. did you see the badlands in SD? thanks for sharing haird :2vrolijk_21:
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« Reply #67 on: August 26, 2017, 11:29:49 AM »

Most excellent!  Enjoyed the journey and thanks for sharing it.

You will appreciate the new Canon!

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« Reply #68 on: August 26, 2017, 10:42:43 PM »

great pics!! wyoming is a beautiful place with lots of space. you missed a few things as you stated,but thats what makes going back full of anticipation. did you see the badlands in SD? thanks for sharing haird :2vrolijk_21:
Thank ya sir. As for the badlands, not this trip but have seen them many times on past excursions. Maybe Yosemite next time out.
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« Reply #69 on: August 26, 2017, 10:45:47 PM »

Most excellent!  Enjoyed the journey and thanks for sharing it.

You will appreciate the new Canon!

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Thank ya sir. As for the Canon, it's already impressed me. I was the high school photographer back in the day (many moons ago) using an AE1. Loved that camera and most every Canon I've had since.
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« Reply #70 on: August 27, 2017, 01:41:42 AM »

Looks like you's had a great time. Great pics Howard. I always watch the documentaries on Yellowstone it's some place.
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