As the song says: April in Paris!
How about Utah in April?
Apparently Mother Nature didn’t approve of my plans for going to Utah. 🤷♀️ Wyoming & Utah are already in severe winter weather alert status. Soooo… Now I’m trying to maneuver us from here to somewhere south, as quickly & safely as possible, without passing thru blizzard conditions. We’ll still get to Utah, at some point down the road!🤞🏼
Day #161
In the meantime, I decided to stay here at TRNP for one more spectacular weather day & we’ve moved across the road to my dream site! 💕 This morning, as I was trying to decide what to do before the noontime deadline on the campsite, the RV across the way left! Tada!!! I’ve rarely ever moved as quickly as I did this morning to jump into the spot! It was way too hot for this campsite 7 days ago, but now it’s much cooler & it’s perfect! I also broke my own rule about not setting up the tent for 1 night… 😁
If I’m dreaming, please don’t wake me up❣
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota: Part 2
When I thought more about revising the blog, I realized that I don’t always have to add to or edit the previous posts.
Duh…🙄 Welcome to Part 2! 😁
Notice the calf (left middle photo) that stopped its Mom for some breakfast, right in the middle of the road! 💕 The calf in the righthand photo is called a “Red Dog”, due to the reddish orange coloring. They’re born the lighter color & this one will start to change to dark brown soon.
https://www.bisonranchers.com/education/about-bison
I wrote the following last night (Saturday), before my rapid change of plans this morning!
It was forecast to start raining at midnight last night, but it started at 2pm instead. I’m thrilled for the park because it’s desperately dry here & the rain will help to slightly lower the extreme fire risk. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t get the tent taken down before the rain started. 🥴 Maddie & I slept in the car last night because of the anticipated rain & cold temperature, but now the tent is soggy. No problem! I’ve extended our reservation an extra day! Instead of leaving tomorrow morning (Sunday) with a damp tent & gear, we’ll leave Monday. Tomorrow’s sunshine will dry everything up!
Today (Saturday), I met Janet, another solo traveler with a tent. She’s from Iowa & unfortunately, we met because she was out searching for her elderly cat. 🥺She’d packed up quickly before the rain started & Jasper must have jumped out of her car, unnoticed. She spent a long time looking for him, but he’s nowhere to be found. We had a nice chat about a lot of topics & I have her phone #, so I can contact her WHEN Jasper reappears. 🤞🏼A Park Ranger stopped me on our walk this morning (Sunday) to ask if I’d seen Jasper. It’s nice to know they’re still watching for him. 🤞🏼
Back to Sunday Night – 10/10/21
As a diehard Red Sox fan all my life, I’ve been sitting in the tent tonight, “watching” the 3rd game of the American League Division Series on my phone! I seem to have much better reception in this campsite, so I’m even happier! I couldn’t watch the game live, but I watched it, very slightly delayed, on MLB play-by-play animation. I also had a lot of fun texting back & forth with a great friend back in Massachusetts! Thank you… 🤗
As we settle in for the night, I’m listening to a Sandhill Crane nearby! I’ve been hearing Canada geese & cranes flying overhead in the dark tonight, but I think at least 1 crane is resting in the prairie grass close by. Shhh… 🤫 Goodnight!
Where's Wendy? Livin' in the Edge! 