We have arrived in Gillette, and have gotten settled into our parking place for the next week. One or two more thoughts about Cody first:

The shuttle bus driver was talking about the school system in Cody. It says something about the population of Wyoming that a town of 10,000 people (roughly) has the 9th biggest student body. I think he said that the district has 6 grade schools, the smallest of which is out in the mountains with 5 or so students. During hunting season their teacher equips them with safety vests and with bear spray. They grow them tough around there!

The drive from Cody to Gillette yesterday had lots of variety. The first sixty miles or so was straight road through arid country. We then turned into farming country with a smattering of oil wells. Having up to this point been between 4 and 5,000 feet, US 16 led us on to some real mountain driving, topping out at the Powder River Pass at 9,666 feet. The mountains were truly pretty, but i was glad to be down the mountain.

It’s hot here (as it is at home!), and we had to dry camp last night…no air conditioning for us. This inconvenience was so that we could take a course today, building our skills at backing up the motorhome. We camped in a field last night so the RV would be available to use in the course today. Things went well, and we’re now in our site that comes complete with electricity and water. Huzzah!

Leila is already hard at work helping; she volunteered to work with the crew welcoming attendees to the convention. I’ll be proctoring some seminar sessions, and playing clarinet in a little band that entertains in the morning during donut time. No, I can’t eat donuts and play at the same time…

No pictures today, and entries may be a little short over the next couple of days…we don’t leave here until the 27th. I’ll write when I have time (and have something that needs to be said!).