Well, the winter weather lingered and one night turned into four in Buffalo. We stayed at the Indian Campground and per the owners suggestion we kept a close watch on the Wyoming Dept of Transportation website for the advisories. Every morning we would wake up with the anticipation of leaving but the wind just would not stop. For the first three days it wasn't only windy, but rainy and snowy too. Finally on the fourth day, it stopped raining and snowing. Even though the wind advisory (which showed an extreme blow over risk for trailers) still kept us from proceeding to Montana, we had enough of a break in the weather to go explore the town of Buffalo, Wyoming.
We visited the Historic Occidental Hotel and Saloon where many legendary Wild West figures like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Calamity Jane, President Teddy Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover stayed during their travels west. It was a beautiful and fun place to visit.
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| Occidental Hotel and Saloon |
We also walked around the town of Buffalo and enjoyed the beautiful (although blustery) day.
When we returned to the campground we started talking with another couple that was staying at the Indian Campground to wait out the windy weather. It turns out that they were also on their way to Yellowstone and were actually our co-workers in the Yellowstone Association Canyon Bookstore! Meeting Dave and Sue was truly a blessing. We met them for dinner and they shared information with us about their experiences in Yellowstone and working for the bookstore. They even offered to lead us into the park. We were so grateful for their help and friendship. So after a wonderful dinner with them at Winchester's Steakhouse in Buffalo. We went back to the campground to prepare to leave for Livingston Montana where we would meet Dave and Sue to complete our journey to Yellowstone.
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