ROAD TRIP - WYOMING PART 3 - DAY TRIP!

Road through Crazy Woman Canyon

For our second day we decided on going up towards Buffalo. We took off and had a nice scenic drive up I-25. We got off the freeway somewhere where you never think to. Uncle Bobby was driving and where we were going we need his 4-wheel drive to get to. After leaving I-25 and driving a road for a very short time, we were on a dirt road that was smoother than 90% of our roads in California. Then we hit it! Crazy Woman Canyon was the road we were on, and this canyon was where we drove through. The water was high in the river, not a creek, and the scenic view of the canyon was absolutely beautiful. Rock, trees, water, and fresh air. What more would be so beautiful? We were up at such a high elevation that we could actually breath here. He drove for a bit and then we stopped to take some photos. Then we drove a little more and stopped so I could get out to take some more photos. We did this a few more times. One of the stops was a camping area where the river then came from a direction that the road was no longer able to follow. My only problem, wanting to take photos, was that the water from the snowmelt was so rough that the water was to dirty to get the photos I would have rather taken. But, who cares. I still took some shots. I was on vacation and here to enjoy seeing areas I had never had the chance to see before. Then again, we were off to finish the drive and reached the top where the road comes out on Highway 16 at the top of the Big Horns.


Cliffs of Crazy Woman Canyon

We drove down 16 towards Buffalo and stopped off at another location, Elgin Park. Bobby wanted to take us to an area where we could get some photos of the snow capped, glacier filled Shoshone National Park mountain range. The view was awesome! Even though we were at a high elevation, the Shoshone peaks were still dwarfing us. We took some photos, but me as usual was not happy with my shots. WHY? I need a wide-angle lens! The dramatic view was not as dramatic with the lens I currently only have available. So, when I actually do get that wide-angle lens, we’ll just have to be sure to come back here so I can get more photos of this beautiful place. On our way out of Elgin Park I was able to get more photos of the Aspens, the flowers that were in bloom, and the grave marker of an old settler that was about 20’ off the road. Quite interesting! Then we were off again.

We finally drove down the mountain and arrived in Buffalo just in time for lunch. We ended up at a place I would have rather not. That place with the “Golden Arches”. Not my favorite place, but it was something. Then we went into the main part of town. Since it was a Sunday, there were only a few places that were actually open for business. So we didn’t spend much time in town and back to Grandmas house we headed.



View of Shoshone from Elgin Park

We were on the road for a bit and I fell asleep. I wasn’t sure how long I was sleeping, but I woke up and we were once again on another dirt road. This one was outside of Kelcee, Wyoming and we were off seeing beautiful scenic country. This area was called “Hole In The Wall”, named after the Gang that Butch and Sundance were part of. We went into a valley of red rock and green meadows, then climbed up about 2-3 thousand feet to the top of a mountain. The view was incredible. I got out and took some photos, then we started heading back down the mountain, stopping when I wanted to take more photos. Once down to bottom, on our way back to the highway and then back to grandmas we went. Our day of exploring was done and a couple hours later our day ended with dinner and playing cards.