9/2/13 - Sheridan to Cody

Day 3 - September 2, 2013 (We traveled approximately 260 miles. The temp in the a.m. was in the 50s which was CHILLY considering we were accustomed to much warmer temps. Later in the day, the temp rose to the low 90s but dipped back down to 75 when we arrived in Cody around 4 p.m.  Oh how I miss those warm temps!)

We started our day traveling to the site of the Little Big Horn Battlefield - visiting the actual site where Custer fell.  What an amazing sense of history as we toured the grounds.

 

 

 

We headed to Cody via the Bighorn Mountains after we left the Battlefield Memorial.  I believe, if my notes are correct, that this mountain range is a spur of the Rockies.

We were constantly at increasingly high elevations during our trip and this portion of the trip was no exception.

We stopped part way up the mountain at a scenic area to do the normal photo opp stuff.

When we got off the bus, there was a crowd of people at the rim of the look-out so of course everyone on the bus rushed over to check out the scene.

Much to our surprise, there were a couple of hang gliders waiting for the wind to pick up so they could jump off the edge of the mountain and fly like a bird.

 

Unfortunately, the wind was not blowing in the least.

As a result, no one was jumping off the side of the mountain!

Bummer!  That would have made for some really awesome photos!

We continued on our journey up the mountain, stopping for lunch at the Elk Mountain Lodge for a wonderful buffet.

The change in terrain was simply amazing - from completely flat, see-forever-in-the-distance to windy, rugged mountains with gorgeous waterfalls and trails seeming to appear out of nowhere.

The mountain ranges seemed endless at some points!

We had a great time stopping at Shell Creek Canyon for more photos.  This location proved to be one of the many beautiful stops in our quest for beautiful scenery as we traveled through God's beautiful country.

This is Mary, our awesome Tour Director for Globus.

If I haven't said it before, Mary did an outstanding job!

She's a total rock star as far as tour directors go!

Hi Mary, we miss you! ;-)

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