We left Riverton, Wyoming on September 19, with a goal of reaching West Yellowstone, Montana that night. Our first stop on that day's travel, though, was to be the Village Café in Dubois, where we planned to reconnect with Betty, the chariot-racing waitress we had met there last year.
First, however, some photos of the Wyoming scenery between Riverton and Dubois:
Breakfast at the Village Café was a nice break after our scenic drive from Riverton.
In the parking lot outside the café were these two pickup trucks with two dogs apiece in the truck beds. When we first pulled in, all four dogs were standing up and barking at each other in a truck-to-truck rivalry. Of course, when I pulled out the camera to get a picture of them, they ended their standoff.
It seemed that Betty was the only server on duty in the café, so we weren't able to have a lengthy chat. But we were able to enjoy snippets of conversation while eating our breakfast. Then Betty's friend, Leah, obliged us by taking a photo of Betty and us together.
Betty was wearing the belt buckle she won for her second-place finish in her division of the 2013 Wyoming State Championship chariot races.
Here's a closer look at the buckle.
Betty was wearing a similar buckle when we first met her a year ago. When she told us she had won it for chariot racing, we were surprised and intrigued. We've stayed in touch with her since that first meeting, and I've written about her chariot racing here and here and about her packhorse racing here.
You can see in the pictures that Betty's just a little mite, but she must be tough when it counts. And she's a terrific waitress, too. It was so much fun reconnecting with her on this trip.
You can see in the pictures that Betty's just a little mite, but she must be tough when it counts. And she's a terrific waitress, too. It was so much fun reconnecting with her on this trip.
