August Trip to the Bighorn Mountains

Hello Again; I hope you all are doing well and those in the hurricanes path are staying safe. 

Here are the pics from our final trip to the Bighorns for 2019 and most likely our last camping trip for the year. 

While on our way home we stopped for fuel & drinks in Lovell, Wyoming. The hubs thought he heard something dragging, so he got out looked all under the truck and trailers and Nothing.

We started down the road shifting gears until he tried to shift into 5th gear, there was loud grinding and a bang. Down shifted and tried again, same thing so we headed home in 4th gear not going over 55-60 mph. (Difficult for my heavy footed hubs😁)

Now we're just waiting till we can get the truck in the shop to see what the damage is.

Now on to the pictures.......

 Our usual camping spot was full so the first place we spent the night was a scenic overlook after driving around looking for a spot for 2 hours on Friday.

This is the first place we stopped at and the second place we spent the night when we got up the mountain after driving around for 4 hours on Saturday.

Doesn't our Yamaha Rhino look like guard dog standing watch.

Our third and final camping spot on Sunday after the three campers staying there left. They left two trailers in our usual spot so we took the spot below that. You can see the other trailers in the distance.

Of course, a storm started to roll in that night.

But left us with a beautiful sunset.

There was an early full moon rising on a couple of nights.

We were also given an amazingly beautiful fully arched double rainbow that wouldn't quite fit in the photos the hubs took. Our camera can never quite capture the true colors.

There are always beautiful views and rock formations in the Bighorn's as well as old cabins that people use for hunting and emergency.

Quartz and granite go hand-in-hand as does quartz and gold so our metal detector and gold panning stuff go with us everywhere. Hubs is sure he found a small bit of gold, but it is very fine. He always searches and test pans creeks while we camp, now if we can only find some flaky gold or nuggets.

A string of quartz.

Can you see the old cabin in the distance.

And one that was easier to get to. 

It even had an intact outhouse barely visible in the trees.

 When our 9 day trip was at an end we loaded the whole circus train up, drained the fresh water tank and stopped at the dump station on the mountain we headed down the canyon.

(draining the fresh water)

Here are a few views that I've never taken pics of before while heading down the canyon.

That's it for the Bighorn Mountains, but we will be back next year when the temps start to rise in July and August. 

I love it up there and was sad when we had to leave. 

With any luck when the hubs retires we will be able to be campground hosts up here at one of the many campgrounds on the mountain.

Until my next post.......

Take Care, Be Safe, &

Enjoy the Journey that is Life

Hugs, Sandy

July Trip to Cottonwood Creek

Here are pictures from our July trip. We camped from July 3-7.

 Very photo heavy.

The hub chose a different site this time thought there were less mosquitoes, there weren't. Not as much room when stepping out of the trailer, had to watch for rocks so we didn't twist an ankle. Won't park there again unless there is no other site, we could also park on one of the outcroppings down by the river.

 

  

Tried to see some of the fireworks displays on the 4th, but there was a huge storm rolling in.

Even the neighbors thought they could get a glimpse.

 

I actually caught lighting after trying a couple dozen times.

 

 

We fired up the Rhino and took a drive after the roads mostly dried out a day later. Saw some more things we hadn't seen before while camping there.

 

And the two mines they were running. You can only go into them if you have a permit and key from the BLM so they know to send help if you don't return the key by a certain time. They are also posted with signs for Radon levels. We did not go into the mines.

Thought the one with the cage looked like something out of Jurassic Park. You have to repel down into that one.

Also got some shots of Devil's Gorge and the Big Horn Canyon.

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Views of the Big Horn River are everywhere. This river is only about 10-15 feet wide during the winter and spring winding through the valley, but when the snows start to melt and the spring rains start it covers the whole valley.

 

That's it for this camping trip, next will be our trip to the Big Horn Mountains.

Take Care Everyone

Hugs, Sandy