Sun 25th September
Departed Spearfish and continued along US14 to the Devils Tower of "Close Encounters..." fame.
When we arrived the top was shrouded in cloud, so we walked around the base (about 1 mile) and by the time we got back to the beginning the cloud had lifted. It's an amazing sight - even more impressive from a distance.
Carried on to Gillette, arrived in the rain. Noticed that there is a lot of opencast coal mining in the area. So we kept going on US14, over the Bighorn mountains and stayed in Lovell overnight.
Mon 26th September
After a cup of coffee, left Lovell and continued on the US14 to Cody. Found somewhere to have a decent breakfast (Grandma's Diner) and ate a hearty meal! Then visited the Buffalo Bill Historical Center www.bbhc.org and spent a couple of hours or so looking round. It sounds a bit naff but it was really interesting; we spent so much time here that we have now decided to stay in Cody overnight and then go on to Yellowstone tomorrow.
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Cool! Devil's Tower would be my highlight of the trip so far. I had no idea it was a real mountain! The pictures on its website look pretty spectacular too, but for some reason Close Encounters hardly gets a mention. :-/
Hi Clive and Jenny - keeping tabs on your daily :) Sounds like you are having a grand time...I can't wait to retire!! By now you have visited Yellowstone - what kind of temperature have you been getting in Wyoming? How are the gas prices out that way? Take care and stay safe.
Chris
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