By the time we got to Dead Indian Pass, the temperature dropped to 54 degrees. It was nice riding in the sunshine with our jackets on.
About half way across Chief Joseph Highway, it got cloudy. We thought it wouldn't be that bad because we were descending in elevation. The temperature continued to drop to 51 degrees. We stopped and put on our neck warmers, which we pulled up over our nose and ears. Lauren turned on the heated hand grips and I put on gloves. We have been carrying gloves and neck warmers since we were rode to Independence Pass last month and this was the first time we needed them. The scenery was still gorgeous, even though it was cloudy and cold.
We entered the Northeast entrance of Yellowstone. Shortly after entering Lamar Valley, the herds of buffalo were everywhere. We had to wait for them to get out of the road. The vehicle in front of us, lolly gagged around, admiring the beasts, as we were within a few feet of them. One of the bulls was snorting and hissing as we passed by. I took a picture, (or lots of pictures), praying that we didn't get charged.
We asked the ranger at the entrance gate, where we might see the gray wolves. He told us where and said that the best time to see them was at 6 am. We got lucky today around noon and saw 2 of them.
We got just a little glimpse of sun through the clouds as we ate our lunch at a pullout. Another biker rode by and told us there was a bear 3 miles up the road. By the time we got there, the bear had moved on.
We saw many more buffalo and an antelope as we traveled along. Then we stopped to see the Trumpeter Swans. They are another beautiful water fowl.
We saw another big gathering of folks, and saw a Great Gray Owl. He looked like a rock in the tall grass.
The cold wind was blowing at camp, so we stayed inside tonight. We were tired of being cold. We had pork loin, greens, and cornbread for supper. We were in much need of warm comfort food.
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