Woke up to a very frosty, clear morning in Paradise Valley, MT. Packed up and loaded the car and headed down the hiway. Our plan, to get to Sheridan, Wyoming before sundown. Actually about a 4 hour trip. Traveled without delay to Billings, MT and right through to Sheridan,WY. As we crossed the border from Montana to Wyoming it was amazing how the landscape changed. Still ranch lands but different. There were numerous and when I say numerous I mean LOTS of herds of Pronghorn antelope. Lots and lots and lots. Small herds, big herds. So many they became commonplace.
| One of the many herds of pronghorns we observed in northern Wyoming |
We had a spot reserved at the Sheridan KOA campsite. Quite nice, a few trees but nothing like the last one. I know, I know, there will be the good, the bad and the ugly campsites but at least the "big name" ones ie: KOA, Good Sam will likely be decent as far as amenities, I hope.
We set up camp, unloaded the car and headed into town for supplies. The main street was really long. Found a Safeway and picked up enough food for a few days.
The wifi was not good at this campsite.....oh, well.
Day 7: Next morning up bright and squirrelly and headed out. Next stop Cheyenne, WY. Trying to stay ahead of an impending bad weather system, from Canada, no less.
The landscape here in Wyoming changed all along the way. Very interesting! Every little town seemed to have a rodeo grounds as well. It does refer to itself as "the cowboy state" with their motto "Equal Rights" which is awesome. There are so many places to explore here also, Devil's Tower, Grand Teton National Park to name a couple and of course Yellowstone NP which is in WY.
We encountered strong winds with extra wind gusts about half way that continued right to Cheyenne.
I'm very glad that we are now reserving campsites in advance to ensure we have a spot at the end of the day. John was glad to be done after fighting the crosswind most of the trip.
The Cheyenne KOA is a gravel parking lot with a few small trees, probably due to the extreme winds in the area but the amenities are excellent and the wifi is great! (blog day)! I was actually able to get my British soap "Coronation Street" after going through a proxy ip. :)
Ended the day with a delicious bbq and 4 episodes of Corrie.
| Along the road heading out of Montana |
| SE Montana |
| Hello Wyoming! |
| A ranch in Wyoming |
| A rocky outcropping, WY |
| Ranch lands |
| More rocky outcroppings |
| Badlands in southern WY |
| A very large rocky outcropping! |
Day 8: Our sunshine is gone....woke up to a very foggy day but have decided to spend a day exploring Cheyenne. Lots of museums and interesting sights. Cheyenne also happens to be a shipping HQ for Sierra Trading Post so a little shopping is required, I think.
Nothing says camping like kicking back with your buds from Coronation Street!!! Ha! So glad you got good wifi for the blog....love love love the pics. I am wanting to see these rocky outcroppings for myself!
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