Not all who wander are lost
Now, on to mountain stuff now that we had our Hill City experience complete with parrots! On our way to Custer State Park, we stopped by Crazy Horse. We both thought it was going to be way more awesome than it actually was. Not only is it still under construction (so there isn’t much to actually…
After dinner at Deadwood, we drove to Hill city through treacherous deer country. When we got to the Super 8 in Hill City, the doors were locked and we had to tail some other guests in. The front-desk area was closed and locked off, and no hotel manager was anywhere in sight. We used the…
After we stopped at Devil’s Tower, and took our leisurely time walking around and taking it all in, we had to pick up the pace if we wanted to be at our hotel (and have dinner in Deadwood) by 11PM. The goal was to stop for dinner at Deadwood, SD, and then continue on to Hill…
After the Oregon Trail Ruts in Guernsey, we made for the nearest back roads to reach Devil’s Tower in time for sunset. It took us about 3 hours, but it was some beautiful countryside – mountain roads with lots of curves and switchbacks. Ponderosa pines lining the mountains, with signs of controlled fires that undoubtedly…
Still on our first afternoon, and after a leisurely morning in Chugwater, we decided to take a small detour on the way to Devil’s Tower and visit some Oregon Trail sights based on the recommendations of a few folks we met in town. The chief being Oregon Trail wagon ruts – 5 feet deep wheel…
We hit the road around 830AM and first stopped for produce and snacks at the King Soopers nearby me in Denver, and the ATM. We were heading out of town by 915AM and made good time out of Denver into Wyoming. We crossed the border, refueled just outside Cheyenne, and then proceeded to miss Cheyenne…
