Heading Out To Cody, Wyoming

Well we got up and took our time getting around. We have to be out of Fishing Bridge by 11:00 a.m. but can't check into the Cody KOA till 2:00 p.m. It is only a two hour drive from here into Cody. We made biscuits and gravy for breakfast! It was a pleasant morning.

We were all a little sad to leave this campground. We made our reservations in late January and could only get two nights here in the park. Amazing isn't it. We didn't realize at the time it would be a two hour drive back into the loops of the park from Cody. We aren't sure how many times we will drive back in.

So we headed out about 10:30. The first 10 miles or so wound on around Lake Yellowstone. Then we started climbing up the pass. Each turn we kept climbing higher and higher. Now I'm sure everyone knows the rule of "what goes up, must come down". Let me tell you I have never in my life been as nervous as I was coming down this pass. We are in a 38 foot motorhome pulling a van behind us. There is a rock wall on one side of you and a huge valley on the other. You would be going down and the road would turn around the mountain but all you could see is the open valley below. This repeated itself no less than 8 times. A couple of the switchbacks had the guardrail missing like someone had gone through it. You worry about the stress on the brakes with all the breaking going down the mountain.

We finally made it out the East entrance and there was a cute little gift shop/restaurant/gas station. We stopped here to let the brakes cool and my nerves settle back down. The rest of the drive into Cody wasn't near as bad. Beautiful scenery in every direction.

We pulled into Cody and made our way through town. The KOA is out the East side of town a few miles. We arrived a little after 1 p.m. but our site was ready. We got parked and everything set up. The kids went to check out the playground and pool.

They have a jumping pillow. This is a cross between a trampoline and the big blow up air jumping things you rent. It was totally awesome. The kids had a blast. We just enjoyed the afternoon and evening and rested up for tomorrow.