Days 4 & 5: Lovell, WY

We decide to head to Lovell, WY. It's not too far from Sheridan but it's closer to Yellowstone National Park. The only reason we're not heading to Yellowstone yet is because storms are supposedly raging through right now.

We drive through Big Horn Mountains and Bighorn National Forest. IT'S GORGEOUS. The views are spectacular. The roads are EXTREMELY curvy though. Parts of the road are so high up and there's no railing on the side. It starts off with seeing patches of snow....to just FEET of snow EVERYWHERE around us. Signs warning of Falling Rock and of Avalanche areas. Then when we get to the "descending"....it's a 10% grade. Low gear and CONSTANTLY on the brakes at 20mph in a lot of parts.

It was kind of scary but still really pretty and really cool. We saw it go from summer to spring to winter in less than 30 minutes. Some of the roads are "damaged" but I think the roads are pretty impeccable considering all the snow around and not even dustings on the roads! They must have amazing plow services. The road we're on is also only open seasonally. It's closed in winter. The main annoying thing was our ears popping every few minutes.

We finally make it to Lovell, WY. We stay at the Western Motel. Two nights (to wait out the storms). This is not only the cheapest place we've stayed at so far ($53/night) but also the one with the most character. Each room has it's own entrance from outside. Under each window is a flower box...with fake flowers. The room we have has the patio/picnic area right outside which is covered by a large awning and a white fence all around with fake flower boxes. The owners are an area man and his Filipino wife. They have a restaurant attached called "Cauc-Asian," where they serve American and Filipino/Asian style foods. Our room is quaint but cozy. We have a shower, a closet, and a mini fridge and microwave (even some of the hotels we were at didn't have a microwave). There's pictures of flowers and two pictures of cowboys: both of them are the same picture.

We've pretty much stayed in the hotel both days. Just waiting out the rain and watching movies. It's nice to just stay inside and relax and not worry about driving right away. We planned out some more set destinations (which you'll find out about later). Right now it's more movies....and then heading to Yellowstone tomorrow. I hope the storms will be done.

Song for Saturday 06/18--Mountain Music by Alabama
song for Sunday 06/19-- The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars


Love always & Forever,

Stephanie