June 14, 2016 - Yellowstone to Fort Collins

We were up and ready to go with all of Bob’s things stowed in the RV by 8:00 am. It was pretty chilly overnight (about 34 degrees!) and there was heavy frost on his tent. We had to pack it up still wet and he will be drying it out tomorrow. We headed south past West Thumb and out the south entrance of Yellowstone toward the Tetons.

Long before we got there, we could see the Tetons rising up in the distance. Clouds hung in the lower portions of the mountains for quite some time.

We stopped at one of the Jackson Lake pullouts to take a few pictures. The mountains are truly majestic!
Further down the road we made one more stop when we could look out across the meadow and see the entire range. It is so impressive how they just seem to suddenly rise up.

We headed south through Pinedale, Wyoming to Rock Springs before catching Interstate 80 east to Laramie. There are two migration bridges across the highway that have been constructed to help decrease accidents and help preserve the pronghorn and mule deer populations.

At Rock Springs Tobey and I switched drivers. Lucky me, ha! The wind picked up so I had cross winds and head winds that were gusting 35 mph+, and road construction! It made for a challenging afternoon. We got to Laramie about 6pm and we stopped to fix some dinner before heading in to Fort Collins. It was great to look south and see our beautiful Rocky Mountains in the distance.

This is one of the best parts of any trip for me – seeing the Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign!

We got to Bob’s house right at 8 pm and got his things unloaded and we were home by 8:30. We have most of the things out of the RV, but will need to finish tomorrow – along with a thorough cleaning inside and out!

It was a great trip and Tobey was glad to have accomplished the ride with no injuries or flat tires. He is even thinking of doing another ride in the future. I will be happy to be his support team!