Day 14 - Sad and broken down in Lander, WY

The Middle of No Where, WY--where we broke down!

#1 McCormick traveling rule--Never, never back-track. That rule cost us today! But, then again, our bad luck could have happened anywhere! We had pretty much done Yellowstone and had planned to go explore the Tetons. Instead of driving south and then back to Yellowstone, we decided to just leave, drive south through the Tetons, and then camp somewhere in southern WY, to get to Colorado sooner! My sister-in-law, Susan had suggested a stop I wanted to make, to South Pass, a historical site on the old Oregon Trail that actually still has the old wagon ruts. Long, lonesome drive in the middle of nowhere....our transmission went out. Coulda', shoulda', woulda'! Other than that, things are hunky, dory!
This morning we left Yellowstone at 7:00 am and the temp. was 24! Drove to the Tetons and they are awesome! Took some pictures that I wish I could post, but this wifi connection here is the pits!
Stopped to eat in Dubois, Wy. Great little town! If you are looking for a place to retire, it would be high up on my recommendation list. One small thing, men, you would have to grow long hair and a beard and wear a bandana (on your head) . I think it is a requirement in this town. We ate at a great restaurant--best food I have had since we left. The owner, long grey hair, bandana, long grey beard...was from Edinburg, TX. Small world! He had gone to engineering school at The University (his words, not mine Jeremy!), and then moved to Florida. He got sick of 7 months of summer, so moved up here for 7 months of winter. Really nice guy. I think this may be where old Hippies from the 60's go to die! ;-) All the businesses, homes, etc. in Dubois are log cabins. Really very quaint! From there we drove south through an Indian Reservation, with beautiful painted mountains. We had gotten about 20 miles south of Lander, WY in the middle of no where....and now you know the rest of the story! The good thing was that our cell phones worked (in the middle of no where, remember?) and have not worked for most of the day! We called an RV park and the lady gave us phone numbers to call a wrecker and the Ford dealer in Lander--20 miles BACK! So, we ended up breaking the McC#1 rule of travel anyway! So, I'll have to let you know tomorrow what is going to happen to the McCamper...we don't even know ourselves. That is about all the news I have for now at the McCamper where the women are very sad, the men bewildered, and the above average children are all saying "I told you so!"