Blogs from Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming, United States, North America - page 2

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I want to start by saying that the phone and internet service in these hills up here is terrible so you'll have to bare with me on the blogs. It takes me about 2 hours just to do one blog because I get kicked off about every 10 minutes or so. Also, Jason (the son) told me yesterday how to re-size my pictures so that it won't take me 30 minutes to download 2 pictures so you should be seeing more pictures soon. Thanks Jason !! I'll do my best to keep ya'll updated. Our sixth day of travels brought us something that we will never forget. We got packed up this morning, ready to leave Mt. Rushmore behind and head on off to the beautiful Yellowstone National Park. Our morning started off with our first ... read more
She's So Adorable !!
Devil's Tower
Beautiful Countryside


These mountains were encountered between Devils Tower and Cody, WY.... read more
mountain pass
more passing
sunny mountain is gorges


Friday, August 24, 11:15 am, Burgess Junction, WY. We score Moose! And not just one, not just two, but 3 Moose at once. Granted they were 300 yards away, but there they were. Now we're after up-close Moose. As this is a quick blog-in-route to the Little Bighorn, I'll be brief. We also went to the Medicine Wheel at 9800', which was very cool except for a couple things that I'll mention another time. While there we saw Pikas, small rodent-things that look like guinea pigs with huge ears. Another first. Then, while hiking off-trail in the Bighorn Mountains, we saw a black bear. Not a big deal for us but it was very unusual in this area, so we were told. So we're having a great wildlife-viewing trip. And for Karen Anderson, as a non-participating ... read more


Today we head North West on I 90 for Red Lodge by crossing the Bighorn Mountains. We’re just a little sad that we could not fit in a visit to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. It was just too much, distance wise. We turn off at Ranchester, fuel up at Dayton then over the Big Horn Mountains on Scenic Road US 14. The views are tremendous. We’re quickly on to broad sweeping hairpins (switchbacks) as the road rises quickly. To our surprise there are some fantastically rich alpine meadows up here with many different species of flower, lupine being prominent. It’s quite a wide plateau and the road is nearly empty. Near Burgess Junction, where we stop for a walk, the road splits into US 14 and US 14a. Both roads are said to be ... read more
The Bighorn Mountains from near Dayton
Looking back from the Bighorn hairpins
Bighorn Mountains Alpine Meadow




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