We left Buffalo this morning anticipating going to Cody but was unable to get a campsite for the night so we decided to go south a little to a small town called Thermopolis. This was a great place. They have hot springs there and a bathhouse that is available to anyone. We settled into the campground and put on our bathing suits and headed for the bathhouse. They have an indoor pool and outdoor pool with hot mineral spring waters. So soothing. No charge for it either. This land originally was owned by the indians and when they gave the white man a small corner of the land it had the mineral springs in it. They made the whiteman sign a treaty saying the mineral spring waters would be available for free to everyone forever. There was a nice walk through where the springs were diverted into the pools. There was also a long suspension bridge going over the Big Horn River. The hot springs spurt out from the ground and form large mineral deposits (looks like huge rocks) and the water then drops into the river. (see pictures). The formation that Jesse is standing next to started out as just a pipe put into the mineral springs. The water then burst up through the pipe and over time made this huge formation. Jesse is holding his hand and feeling the drippings coming out from the top. It was nice and warm. When we got out of the baths we felt so relaxed. People we talk to who live here go there twice a day and say it has helped with arthritis and back pain and many other ailments. One lady said it was her fountain of youth. Boy wish we had one of these at homes. The only drawback was that it had a strong sulphur smell.
The next morning before we headed out of town we went to their town museum. This was an awesome museum. We thought we would be there at an hour at the most and ended up spending several hours there. They had 5 buildings. One of them was an old school room and the both of us remarked how it made us feel like we were back in 2nd grade. It brought back lots of memories (we must be getting old).
Heading to Cody, Wy.
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