http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Wyoming , Bighorn National Forest en-us Mon, 07 Dec 09 03:00:04 +0000 Mon, 07 Dec 09 03:00:04 +0000 After yesterdays 92 degree temps we were happy to awaken to a cool 58 degrees this morning. In this part of the country the temperatures can vary dramatically depending upon the time of day and the elevation. Buffalo where we had stayed last night is at an elevation of 4285 feet. We decided to buy some new windshield wipers before we set off into the mountains and were hoping to find an auto http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-434894.html Todayrsquos date Friday July 31 2009 Bighorn National Forest to Yellowstone National Park Wyoming Fast facts Hours in truck 6 Places visited Bighorn National Forest Medicine Wheel Cody and Yellowstone National Park Days since shower although remember Sophie the dog and I swan twice 6. Where I am right now in the tent at Grant campground Yellowstone tim http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-424305.html Day Five July 30 2009 Black Hills National Forest South Dakota to Bighorn National Forest Wyoming Day four started in the Black Hills National Park about 40 miles north of Devils Tower. In all the Northern Unit of the Black Hills located in Wyoming are somewhat boring offering little spectacular views the range is not as tall as the S.D. sections. The rain continued straight throu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-424223.html Thursday morning Dad and I got up early from Gardiner MT and went into Yellowstone for the day. We drove all through the park stopping at all the neat little places to see. We saw more hot springs mud pits Old Faithful and all sorts of wildlife. We went down one road for a while where there was a herd of at least 200 bison I counted 80 in just one little area and we got some great close u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-414966.html From Red Lodge WY. I spent the morning catching up the blog in the hotel. Sarah had a case of the travel grumpys and just needed some space. A call to Sig and Nas cheered her up though. Last night Theo went to town and partied with the locals. After breakfast at Hank's Place we did laundry. Lots of Harleys in increasing numbers. Sturgis is Aug 410th so they are all rolling in. as we headed out o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-305963.html Buffalo Bills DamWe came across the dam in the early evening.Alas it was too late for the tour of the visitors centre.After a quick look around we headed onwards to pastures new in the hopes of finding somewhere to stay for the night.Unfortunately we couldn't find anywhere and had to pull into the side of the road.Our trusty sleeping bags came in handy yet againNext morning we headed off to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-303906.html July 12th Left Sheridan WY and continued to Five Springs and Medicine Wheel. The scenery quite beautiful through the mountains. To reach Medicine Wheel is a 3 mile round trip up a mountain path. Beautiful alpine flowers on the way and snow in the shaded sections of the dirt road. The 'wheel' is a North American Indian equivalent of Stonehenge probably a celestial calendar. On the walk bac http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-299391.html What a day We left Al's Oasis in South Dakota on the Missouri River early while the kids were sleeping. There was too much goose poop in the above ground pool for the kids to swim anyways The landscape has changed so much from state to state and it has been very interesting. We stopped at an overlook to view the Badlands and the kids were playing in a field. Caroline asked me to come over http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-296631.html 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 resize my pictures so that it won't take me 30 minutes to download 2 pictures so you should be seeing more pi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-287464.html Today we head North West on I 90 for Red Lodge by crossing the Bighorn Mountains. Wersquore 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.Wersquore quickly on to broad swee http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-228443.html I was kind of sad to leave the Three Bear Lodge in Yellowstone. Finding total solitude can be a refreshing feeling. As I made my way through the west entrance all the way across the park to the east entrance I saw more of what I had seen the last few days. Elk bald eagles buffalo even a coyote. Truly a wonderful experience in Yellowstone one that I will be revisiting.The backroads of Wyoming http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-214104.html These mountains were encountered between Devils Tower and Cody WY. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-198432.html Friday August 24 1115 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 upclose Moose.As this is a quick bloginroute 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. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Bighorn-National-Forest/blog-196300.html