Through Yellowstone to Cody

Today we were on the road just after 7, it was only 48 degrees (about 9)
As we cruised through the small town of Alpine, Vicki said she had seen what she thought may have been 2 eagle nests. When we spotted a third, we stopped for a look, and yes there was an eagle looking right at us.

What a cool way to start the morning.
We rolled into Jackson's Hole (just like Queenstown) and stopped at McDonald's for breakfast, mainly because we didn't want to wake our host that early.

We spotted a heard of Buffalo with huge mountains for a background. Shortly after that we entered the Grand Teton National Park ($30 for a motorcycle) with great expectations of seeing elk, bears and or a moose. I guess I will have to settle for a beer with Mouse when I get home. Then we entered Yellowstone National Park ($30 for a motorcycle, deja vu me thinks) The roads were nice and curvy with ups and downs along streams or lakes, trees everywhere. Very nice indeed, however I think we are spoilt where we live. Some of the drop-off down to the river were very impressive and the mountains were too. We decided to do the extra 17 miles in to see if Old Faithful would do her bit. After we finally found a gap to park the bike and work out which way to go to see it happen, we arrived just I  time. She blew! I'm so glad I didn't have to wait another hour.
Vicki was keeping her eyes peeled for the wildlife we had been promised in the brochures. There was one point where there were plenty of cars parked at the side of the road and a Park Ranger keeping things in control. At last here is our wildlife, is it a bear or an elk? Maybe even a mousse? No it was an emu type bird quite a way in the distance, hard for my old eyes to make out.
After we left Yellowstone (without a refund) we spotted a very large buffalo sitting just off the road, sadly there was  no safe place to park the bike to take a photo. We also spotted 3 deer/elk on a gravel spit along the side of the lake.
The Buffalo Bill Dam was the next port of call. It was built between 1904 and 1910. When finished it was the tallest dam in the world. It was built for irrigation but later modified to create power as well.
Some of the mountains and canyons we rode through, looked like Indians on horseback would soon appear along the top, ready to attack.
We set up camp in the Sunrise Inn Motel before headi g into town for a lovely Chinese meal. We rode to town and back like the locals, no helmets or jackets.
I know, I know. ATGATT!