First thing in the morning, Ethan finished up his Jr. Ranger requirements and got sworn in as a ranger!
As we left Yellowstone NP, through the East Entrance, a completely different park amazed us…one that had not awoke from the slumber of the winter. This side was covered in snow and dead rush and trees.
The rest of Wyoming…
We drove for most of the day. Semi-flat land with cows, crossing deer signs, and rolling green grass spotted with a few houses now and then was the only scenery for most of WY. Towards nighttime, the rain clouds followed us like ghosts on the sideline not really bothering us rather illuminating the sky with ferocious lightening storms for our entertainment. It wasn’t until late at night when we were trying to find a campsite at Keyhole State Park that the storm affected us: the sky was pitch black. That combined with nearly no signage as to where to turn or whatnot turned into an extra hour or so driving around. Then, when we finally parked, the sign stated: “Reservations Required, call (phone number) after hours for help.” No answer and no help was to be found and we were parked, so thus we stayed. It poured and thundered all night long. Brian had counted to 2 until the next thunder sounded during the night, so we knew the storm was close, but we survived and even got a free car wash! We knew we were near water but not until we woke in the morning did we realize how close to the lake we were. It was a few campsites away; we drove past it last night, in fact many times on our adventures of finding a campsite!
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