Blogs from Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, North America

Davenport, IA at 4:20 AM on a Sunday is quite calm. We departed with a full moon in view and headed West-towards the rain and wind on I 80. While interstates are not the preferred route they are the fastest. About Iowa City the sprinkles began followed by 30 MPH wind gusts and then the rain. We stayed in rain till Omaha when the North wind changed to an East direction to I 29 to Souix Falls. Weather radar on the GPS can be quite useful. We then took I 90 to Sheridan, WY. Total mileage was 1019 with a elapsed time of 15 hrs and 10 min which computes to 66.8 MPH avg. Wonderful moments of ..YES..road construction. Two years ago they were working on the West bound lane and now the East bound ones, ... read more

We left Hot Springs just before 8 am and rode to Custer, South Dakota where we stopped for breakfast. Went through Wind Cave National Park again and this time the bison got up close and personnel, they were in the road – we drove about 4 feet away from them, it was amazing A note about tense; I am taking a page out of Jenine’s book and trying to update this journal whenever I get a chance, instead of waiting until the evening. Some entries will probably be in the present tense and others in the past tense, I will attempt to be consistent, but when I am not, I apologize. Speaking of keeping a journal – this netbook I borrowed from Cassidy has been a lifesaver, I use it constantly to book rooms, plan our ... read more

Last night we planned our escape from the KOA as we had actually booked and paid for 2 nights but there was no way I was putting myself through that again! Even Howard actually admitted it was NOT fun – I knew the distance to the loo at night would be the clincher!! The stupid thing was it cost the same as staying in a motel so whatever possessed him to decide we would camp I do not know! We had another KOA lined up for a further 2 nights but let’s just say we will not be following through with that! We woke at about 6.30am piled all the stuff back in the car, I went to the loo while Howard did the deed and took the key back, made the excuse, we both jumped ... read more

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Much Needed Rest Today we declared a down day. This last week has been constant on-the-go. Also, for the first time, we have significant rain in the forecast - both here in Sheridan and the next two days at Mt. Rushmore where we plan to head from here. So, for today, we decided to stay in Sheridan, Wyoming, watch the Packer game, try to get through some pictures to share while getting some much needed rest. Oh those Packers! We were so hopeful that the Packers would hold out for the win but alas, they just couldn't do it, much to our disappointment and those we watched with. However, we met some wonderful people including Paul and Jane who are avid Packer fans. Donning packer clothes, these folks, along with some others whose daughters live near ... read more