The ride through to Old Faithful (geyser) was slow as the traffic was heaving; the speed slow and we had road works. On the way we did see an Elk beside the road feeding. As we pulled into the car park we could see the geyser going off so had a wait of around 90 minutes before we could see it perform again. We took the opportunity to have lunch and a look around before taking up position for the show. We were lucky as two geysers put on a show which was quite spectacular.
After the geyser we continued to head through the park and rode upon a single Buffalo sunning himself; there were lots of traffic stopped so we carried on and soon came upon a big herd of them right beside the road. seeing the Buffalo was great and we continued to see them until well outside the park.
About half way through the park we stopped for gas and realized that two of our group hadn't made it. We asked another group of bikers who had just pulled up if they had seen anything and were advised two bikes and two cars had been pulled over by a cop who had just passed us. We found out tonight that they both got a ticket and have to appear in court the day after we have left; they have talked to the judge and have it all sorted.
We continued on and continued to see Buffalo, we saw an Osprey with three chicks but alas no bears.
Out the other side of the park we again hit road works but got lucky and had no wait. We then turned onto the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway and had free riding right through to Cody. This stretch of road is 47 mi long and has some history to go along with the views.
Cody is a small town but a lively one. We arrived to happy hour and a shoot-out in the street; a re-enactment of the shooting of Buffalo Bill. A group of us had dinner then Judy and I went for a walk.
Tomorrow it is a free day in Cody.
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