We were out of the Eagle RV Park in Thermopolis by 8:30am. We stopped in Tensleep, where I replaced the wheel bearings in the left wheel of the trailer last week, to gas up and check the bearing temperature. All's well with the bearings. On the sign in the photo below, you'll notice that "Ten Sleep" is two words. On the sign on the edge of town and on the map, it's one word, so take your pick!
I took a few pictures along the way. It was 422 miles from Thermopolis to Badlands National Park. We got one of the two remaining electric sites in the campground. I took a few pictures as we entered the park and around our campsite. In one of the pictures, our Aliner is in the foreground and you might see another Aliner in the background. It belongs to a guy named Dave who is from North Carolina, formerly from Wisconsin.
We'll be here for two nights and do a little exploring before heading toward home on Wednesday. Stay tuned!
This is our last day in Thermopolis or "Thermop" as the natives call it. The three main things we did today was drive the Wind River Canyon, Explore Hot Springs State Park, and see the petroglyphs at Legend Rock.
You may not be able to tell it from the pictures, but the drive thru Wind River Canyon was downhill in both directions, or at least it seemed like it. I wish the sun had been shining, but the canyon was beautiful anyway. In some places the canyon walls are 2,500 feet tall!
The hot springs were interesting. We didn't soak, but several friends did. We had a picnic lunch in the park instead.
Then it was 25 miles of paved road and 3 miles of gravel and dirt to get to the petroglyphs at Legend Rock. Beautiful scenery, and we saw some Pronghorn Antelope along the way.
Hope you enjoy the pictures. Tomorrow we're going to backtrack to South Dakota and try to camp in Badlands National Park. See you there!
