On Friday, we didn't do much. We finally got the tracking number to confirm
that we have a new satellite system being delivered to us on Wednesday. I figured out how to check out a book online
through the Davidson County Public LIbrary and got Chuck's Ipad set up for
that. We walked our 10,000 steps to
downtown Buffalo and back. And we had a delicious
Mexican dinner at the Clear Creek Cantina in downtown Buffalo.
On Saturday, we decided it was time to get out and do some
touring around again. We got on our
bikes and rode to the Clear Creek Trail in Buffalo.
The Clear Creek recreational trail runs by Clear Creek. Clear Creek runs down from the Big Horn
Mountains into Buffalo, Wyoming.
Part of the trail runs right through downtown Buffalo and
some recreational parks. We had to
follow these painted hoof prints...
to guide us on the trail.
We saw this family fishing at the creek.
It was a packed, gravel trail with just a few hills,
although it was primarily an uphill ride on the way towards the mountains which
meant a primarily downhill ride back! :)
There was a short side trail that took us to a bridge going
over Clear Creek.
The creek was not as clear as I would have expected CLEAR
Creek to be but it may have been more dingy because of recent rains.
When we approached where the trail crossed onto the
Veteran's Home property, there was a fence and a sign saying that bicycling,
hiking, fishing, and archery hunting (in season) were permitted but NO
DOGS.
However, the zig-zag gate you had to go through to continue
on the trail was so narrow that Chuck had to lift the bikes over the fence.
As we continued down the trail on the Veteran's Home
property, we realized we were riding through a cattle range...
...but also saw some pronghorn and deer.
Chuck noticed a bull within 12 feet off the trail down
towards the creek and hoped the red shirt he was wearing wouldn't attract
him. (It didn't.)
We rode almost all the way to the Veteran's Home...
and stopped to get
rest a couple of minutes. (It was kind
of windy. Can you tell from my hair?)
On the ride back, we stopped and walked down to Clear Creek. As expected, it was very, very cold.
As we continued back down the trail, we saw a turkey. Chuck called out to the turkey and the turkey
"gobbled" back.
We saw several deer on the ride back also.
We came across that same family fishing. They had moved up the creek. We watched them for awhile hoping to see them
catch a fish but no luck while we were there.
When we got back to the recreational parks, we saw some men playing
horseshoes.
We stopped to watch them and Chuck was invited to pitch a
few.
It took a Chuck a little while to get his range, but he did
get at least one ringer.
I thought Chuck pitched very well for not having played in
years. The gentleman he was pitching
with told us that he and the others at the horseshoe pitching area were there
for a horseshoe tournament. In fact, he
travels to horseshoe tournaments all over the United States. The gentleman was very good getting a ringer almost every time he pitched. He was a 60% to 70% ringer meaning he gets 6 to 7 ringers out of every 10 pitches.
After we got back to the motorhome, we ate some lunch, read
a little bit, and took a nap. :)
Later that evening, we decided to drive the "Bud Love
Wildlife Management Scenic Drive" that I had seen in the tour guide for
Buffalo. The drive starts out on paved
roads taking you further out into the country...
...where we saw many ranches...
...and farms.
As with all of Wyoming we have seen so far, the scenery was
beautiful...
...and the pronghorn antelope were abundant.
After about 7 miles, the road turned to gravel and stayed
gravel for the next 15 or so miles.
We finally had reached the Bud Love Wildlife Management
Area. The wildlife management area had these
tall fences all along the side of the
road.
The funny thing was we didn't see any wildlife in the Bud
Love Wildlife Management Area. They were
all across the street. I guess those
tall fences kept all the wildlife out.
After passing by the Bud Love Wildlife Management Area, we
drove through several cattle ranches. I
can see why the cattle don't cross these cattle grates!
Can you imagine living out here like these ranchers and
farmers do? Isn't it beautiful?
This older ranch had an old cellar built into the ground.
This might be a safe place in case of a tornado!
We also passed by what I am fairly sure was an old abandoned schoolhouse but there were not
any houses nearby.
The kids who attended this school years ago probably did
walk several miles to and from school "uphill, both ways, barefoot, and in
the snow." :)
We have been amazed at the amount of wildlife we have seen
since being in Wyoming... particularly pronghorn.
We saw a lot of pronghorn and deer all along this
"wildlife" drive...
...except in the Bud Love Wildlife Management area.
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