Our next stop on a very wet road from Saratoga was the little place called Vedauvoo. It had rained for several days and rained quite a bit of our drive along Hwy 80, so we were pleasantly surprised to find all the roadways and parking spurs are paved in the Vedauvoo campground. Nice! Soooo glad we didn't miss this gem. The name is derived from Arapaho meaning "earth-born"; it is called Land of the Earthborn Spirit. It truly is a very special place...wish we could've stayed longer.
There was a break in the clouds and a bit of sun, so we we headed out for a late afternoon hike on the Turtle Rock Trail. At first, we were....oooh, go around that puddle and don't get our shoes wet. Then, it started sprinkling, then raining, then pouring, then hailing, and at this point we were half-way around so we pushed on. Then we came to completely flooded out trails with no way around. It was either push on through, or go 3 miles back to where you started. Ultimately, our shoes were drenched and sloshing, along with everything else. Just from pouring rain, I might as well have jumped in a river. Fortunately, the water we trudged through was never more than knee high! And it only took an hour or so to get the feeling back in my fingers and toes. (My fingers were so frozen I was unable to operate my camera for most of the hike so didn't get many pics in the rain)
The next morning, we hiked the trail a second time (even Gary liked it enough to do it twice!) but without the numb fingers and toes. Great Fun both times!
Wyoming Vedauvoo info
Some of our pics from Vedauvoo
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