Saturday morning started out sunny and cool.\u00a0\u00a0 After a quick breakfast we started our process for moving which begins by putting cloth napkins between all the plates and the pots and pans to prevent them from rattling on every bump and seam in the road.\u00a0\u00a0 We pack all the loose items away in their places, \u00a0sometimes a different spot and then they can be difficult to find when you need them later.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We lash\u00a0 the recliners to the bulkhead with seat belts that were for the couch that previously occupied that space, \u00a0bring in the dog crate and wedge it under the dining room table.\u00a0\u00a0 I set up the TPMS to see if any tires need to be topped off and also fire up the Vmspec engine\/tyranny monitoring system, \u00a0dump all the tanks. \u00a0 While that is progressing, I move the Equinox into position for towing and let it idle the 5 minutes required prior to each day’s pull, during which I hook up the tow bar, safety cables and electric cable so the brakes and turn signals work on the TOAD.\u00a0\u00a0 You have to tow the Equinox with the key in the ignition and turned on one click so the steering wheel is unlocked,\u00a0 also the transmission must be in Neutral.<\/p>\n
After that is ready, it’s time to stow the hoses from dumping the tanks, \u00a0 disconnect the water line and 50 amp electrical cable and wind them up on their reels.\u00a0\u00a0 By this time Kathy should have the inside ready to haul in the slides.\u00a0\u00a0 There are four of them, and I usually bring in the bedroom slides first, \u00a0then go up front and bring in the living room and kitchen slides.\u00a0\u00a0 Once those are in, I can depressurize the hydraulic jacks.\u00a0\u00a0 That’s when all the racket starts, the bells telling you not to drive away with the leveling jacks down and some buzzers telling you there isn’t enough air pressure to release the parking brake or to use the air brakes if needed.\u00a0 Once the compressor gets both sides to about 60 lbs, the buzzer stops.\u00a0\u00a0 That leveling jack bell usually shuts up at about the same time, indicating the Jacks are stowed.\u00a0 One more circumnavigation of the coach, making sure everything is disconnected, locked, and the ladder and antenna are cinched tight, it’s time to get on the road!<\/p>\n
We head back into Yellowstone Park as that is the shortest way to Cody.\u00a0\u00a0 We have already driven about 2\/3 of the route we will take in the car, so we know what to expect.\u00a0 The last third over a pass and out the east gate will be a new road.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s another fairly high pass with switchbacks all the way up. \u00a0They are hardly noticeable due to slow traffic in front of us the whole way up and the gorgeous views out the front! \u00a0 Going down the other side was a different story.\u00a0 Very steep downgrade for about 18 miles with lots of 20 mph turns at the bottom of long straightaways.\u00a0 Thank god for the Jake brake!\u00a0\u00a0 No way would the brakes still be working after the first few miles going down.<\/p>\n
At the bottom was the Buffalo Bill State Park and the Buffalo Bill I couldn’t figure out what all the noise was, but as we got fairly close, I realized the water was right at the top of the dam and they must be in a big hurry to get the level down, so that must be the loud roar.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Road2Cody00007.jpg\")
<\/a>Dam.\u00a0\u00a0 The reservoir was pretty big,\u00a0 went on for miles.\u00a0\u00a0 Once we got to the dam parking area, we pulled in and walked over to the the dam.<\/p>\n