We spent a restful night in the parking lot of Wal-mart in Sheridan, Wyoming. This is just across the border from Montana. Sharon replenished the grocery supply from Wal-mart last night and we just finished eating breakfast at McDonalds which was located inside the Wal-mart store.
It's 8:30 and our goals for today is to find a truck wash to get "Dusty" all pretty again, visit the Devils Tower Nat'l. Park and drive to Keystone, SD to spend the night. Let's see how this day unfolds!
Here's some info on Sheridan, Wyoming.
The town was platted in 1882 and named after the famous Civil War general Phillip Sheridan. The arrival of the railroad in 1892 cemented Sheridan's permanence as a thriving business center. The town's population exploded from a mere 280 in 1890 to 5000 in 1907. Sheridan became a center for trade, commerce, government, and politics. Today only a few wooden buildings remain on the historic Main Street with most structures dating to the prosperous times of the early 20th Century.
Enjoy the pictures and comments as you join us on today's adventure.
The terrain, rugged and beautiful, as we traveled through northeastern Wyoming to Devil's Tower National Park.
Sharon spotted a huge herd of antelope as we crest a hill. We found a place to turn Dusty around and went back for some viewing pleasures. We were not disappointed!
We spotted an additional herd on the next hill beside the first. There must have been at least 70+ antelope just hanging around by the fence.
We were getting close to the Devil's Tower. This part of Wyoming is different than the western part but both are beautiful.
Wow! Devil's Tower! What a rock.
Dusty is outflanked by the towering beauty in the background.
Even though it is miles away I zoomed the camera in for a better view. This is incredible and no other big rocks nearby.DEVIL'S TOWER is a striking and unique geologic formation that has attracted people and captured their imagination since prehistoric times. President Theodore Roosevelt designated it a National Monument in 1906.
As we drove closer the Devil's Tower you could see how gigantic she was!
While driving on up to the Visitors Center, we stopped to watch the Prairie Dogs.
Some of them watched us, also.
Sharon and the Devils Tower in the background.
You know there are things in nature that engender an awful quiet in the heart of man - Devil's Tower is one of them.
We wanted to get closer so we decided to tackled some big rocks.
The Tower, once seen so singular and unique, that it can never be forgotten.
Sharon standing on a big rock so I could get the Devil's Tower in the background.
The answer is NO! I wasn't born under a rock - I was merely climbing out from this one.
Notice the folks on the left side of the picture. They are doing what everyone did as they approach the Tower. Staring in amazement!
This is the extent of my rock climbing today!
What a background shot for the KOA Campground!
We had lunch in the restaurant attached to the KOA building. It took an hour to get to salads for lunch. While we waited we watched the folks coming in, some sat down, waited for while, and then gave it up and left.
We were amazed at the Cow mount on the wall. Is that a trophy or some cowboy's pet????
There were plenty of cattle ranches in this part of the country, too.
We finally made it to South Dakota and passed right through Sturgis on the way to Keystone. Sturgis is well known for their famous Bike Week which starts next weekend. Glad we missed it - we would not have been able to drive through town or any towns nearby because of the motorcycle traffic.
We arrived at our campground named "Holy Smoke" in Keystone. When we get up in the morning we plan to visit Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse National Monument.
By the way "Dusty" is still dirty and the owner of the campground said "No washing" of the RV in the park. I will still rinse some of he dirt off in the morning before we leave.
Until then - drive safe - play safe and HAPPY TRAILS!
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