Travel from Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming

We drove our coach 80 miles, about 2.5 hours of very scenic driving, from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.

Here’s the map route, heading east:

An interactive map, with potential stops; we had lunch at Newton Spring Picnic Site, and got some fuel at the Sinclair station:

We paused bringing in the slide to let the pooled rain drain off:

A GIF of checking the brake controller; the air brakes of the coach triggers this piston that pushes the brake pedal in our truck for proportional braking assistance:

Checking the truck lights:

Another check, moving the coach forward a couple of feet to engage the tow bar and make sure the truck wheels turn freely (reversing GIF):

Leaving the campground; starting the Bluefire app for coach info:

The coach GPS mistakenly said “No Recreational Vehicles Allowed” again inside the park:

Yellowstone Lake:

One of the last glimpses of a geyser:

And a bison:

And deer:

A very scenic drive on the way out of the park:

Leaving from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park:

The scenic drive continues outside the park; rather Utah-like:

We stopped at Newton Spring Picnic Area for lunch:

Lunch:

Paladin sitting on upturned dining chairs:

Onward:

Smith Mansion:

Three tunnels by Buffalo Bill Reservoir:

Cody:

A fuel stop at a Sinclair station; not needed, since only down a third of a tank, but gives us peace of mind, since there are no truck stops along this route, other than stations like this:

Unexpectedly, the fuel pump stopped at $75; 16 gallons doesn’t help much. So we did two of these to get mostly full:

Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum:

Downtown Cody:

Our destination:

Pulling in to our site: