Wyoming

Red Reflet Ranch is one of our favorite places in Wyoming!  They're continually racking up "dude ranch" awards, and we loved being there with Michèle and the boys.  

We stopped off in Wyoming to herd the cows, smell the flowers and chow down some grub.  Job DONE.

In a town as small as Thermopolis, WY (population 3,038) it's up to the dinosaurs and buffalo to make you feel even smaller. We enjoyed their mineral hot springs in the evening, after the hot [...]

Red Reflet Ranch is full of calves and foals in the spring.  And we were treated to a rare event - a Medieval celebration in honor of spring by the Washakie Museum Group from nearby [...]

Horses win the battle of wits over cows, and seem toenjoy herding, as long as there are no massive bulls around.Bonanza!  From the left, "Little Joe" Mary Ann,"Ben" Mike, "Hoss" Sue and "Adam" Dan.Being a city [...]

Mike takes aim with a sophisticated cross bow.  This was target practice, but our buddy Bob uses it for elk hunting.Seeing the canyon from upside down on the zip line!Mike's sister Mary Ann may look innocent, butshe [...]

Doesn't this make you want to break into a chorusof "Home on the Range"?  We did!In Jackson Lake Lodge meadow, a moose cow and her calf having a leisurely breakfast.Our bear cub spot - quick!  Get the [...]

Under one of the four famous Jackson Hole arches. The local Rotary Club maintains the arches, each of whichhas about 2,000 lbs. of antlers, which elk shednaturally each year.  Kudos to the local Boy Scoutsfor collecting the [...]

Yellowstone geyser fields have little protection fromthe wind.  Once a hat is lost, a life could be losttrying to retrieve it.  There was a 16 year old girlin tears after she lost her prized Stetson [...]

The aptly named "Beauty Pool"This butterfly was a little too curious.Different bacterial thermophiles living in thepools create the vivid colors.Emerald Spring looks inviting, but the wateris about 181 degrees.  Superheated water coolsas it reaches the [...]

Mammoth Hot Springs, next to Yellowstone, is hot water sculpture in overdrive, forming travertineterraces steaming with sulphur scented springs.Boardwalks are used, not only to protect naturalresources, but to prevent people from scaldingwater and slippery surfaces.We're not professional bird [...]

Once the gates were opened, in ran the grizzlies.What you can't see is a large ditch between thespectators and the bears.  It was unnerving to seethem run directly at you with no fence!At the West [...]