This was a wonderful day – we saw lots of wildlife as we exited the park’s east gate. Our ride was unbelievably and bone-chillingly cold, in the misty morning. We saw elk, deer, antelope, swans (!) and geese on the way out. We stopped at the Canyon grill to have some coffee. And then we ran into my favorite creatures, making their way across the highway – our beloved North American Bison – or as we all call them, the buffalo.

This, by the way, is a view of us on the road on our new TriGlide – next to a buffalo.

We stopped after we passed the crossing and watched these magnificent animals snort and grunt and shove each other. The males especially seemed rather frisky. I have a wonderful video, which my netbook refuses to open, so I will try to add it later.

Behold the modern-day buffalo hunters, who do their worst via camera, leaving the magnificent herds intact.

We left the park and headed into Wyoming.

We stopped at Our Place in Cody for breakfast – cash only, and $.25 coffee with refills. You’ll find it connected to a gun store.

From Cody, we headed on to our destination for the night – the very charming town of Buffalo, Wyoming. It boasts a haunted hotel, the Occidental, in which we stayed in 2013.

It has quite a sad history.

Our rooms this time were booked in a quite charming B&B – the Mansion House Inn, which although reputedly haunted, did not feel in the least bit sad. Rob and I had a gorgeous room on the main floor. We made reservations at the restaurant affiliated with the Occidental – the Virginian, which has very good steak. We walked over after dinner to take a look at the lobby and main floor of the Occidental. On our way there, we walked through the saloon – where locals were having a ball doing a kind of cowboy karaoke.

Mr Bill was along for the trip, and his response to his exposure to the Occidental was – as you may imagine – “Oh no!”

We stopped and watched the high-school band play a summer concert in the park across the street. A horse-drawn wagon was available to rent – we simply mounted our bikes and toured the town. It is a beautiful little place.

Our Mansion House Inn breakfast the next morning was delicious and creatively staged. I highly recommend this place – the town and the B&B to all who are interested in Wyoming travel.