Monday, Sept 1st, Labor Day. We arrived in Missoula, MT, yesterday and decided to spend a day sightseeing the town. The Smokejumper Visitor Center was recommended as it is the last day that it is open to the public. It is home to the largest Smokejumper base in the country. There is a museum and…
Teton and Mesa Falls Scenic Byways – Idaho Falls
Saturday, Aug 30th, we are staying at the Snake River RV Park in Idaho Falls, ID and today we decided to take a drive along the Teton Scenic Byway, Hwy 31. The highway is about 20 miles long and we followed the Snake River for some time, the largest and longest contributory to the Columbia…
Heber City, Utah
Monday, August 25th, we left Rock Springs and continued heading west to Heber City, Utah. We stayed at the beautiful, new Mountain Valley RV Resort just south of town, for four nights. Our first excursion was to visit the Sundance Ski Resort, founded by Robert Redford in 1969, 5,000 acres on the slopes of Mount…
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Sunday, Aug. 24th, we left the AB Campground RV Park in Cheyenne, WY, and headed toward Rock Springs, WY. We arrived early in the afternoon at the KOA Campground and decided to do some sight seeing in the area. We were told that The Flaming Gorge Recreational Area, “fishing hot spot” of America, comprises 201,000…
Custer State Park
Our drive home took us through Custer State Park, a wildlife reserve, it encompasses 71,000 acres of spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife including 1500 free roaming bison. We were lucky today to see a herd of these buffalo crossing the road.
Wild Horse Sanctuary and Wind Cave NP
Friday, August 15th, we drove south to Hot Springs and the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, which covers 11,000 acres of land and has over 500 rescued mustangs running free. We arrived just in time for the 11:00, 2-hour tour to experience the horses up close. The Institute of Range and American Mustang (IRAM) founded…
1880 Train, Spearfish Canyon and Deadwood
All Aboard the 1880 TRAIN!!! Thursday, August 14th, Happy Birthday Bob! Today Bob wanted to ride the 1880 Train, powered by steam, the 2-hour, 20 mile round trip from Hill City to Keystone winds through the Black Hills National Forest. Hill City, the western terminus and headquarters of the 1880 Train, began in 1875 as…
Badlands National Park
Wednesday, Aug. 13th, we headed out to see the Badlands of South Dakota. We stopped at Wall to visit the Wall Drug Store, the #1 roadside attraction in America with a frontier town, 26 retail departments, arcade, animated T-Rex, gem panning and lots more. It was too much to take in all at once so…
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Sunday, August 10th, we drove the 121 mile round trip to Devils Tower in Wyoming. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt created Devils Tower National Monument, the first national monument. It was established as our first national monument because of its scientific and geological importance. Geologists agree that “Devils Tower was formed by an intrusion, the…
Rapid City SD and Sturgis 2014
Saturday, Aug 9th, we drove into Rapid City to explore the town. We did the downtown walking tour of the Presidents. Bronze statues of our nations Presidents line the street corners of downtown Rapid City. Each depicts a president in different poses, emphasizing some unique aspect of their personality. Bob’s favorite was President Reagan wearing…