Another travel day. Up at the crack of 7:30 and on the road by 9:30. The only surprise today was when they charged us for a "senior breakfast" at the hotel this moring.
The rolling hills and mountains of Montana and Wyoming were really beautiful. We just really enjoyed the changing scenery. This is really cowboy country. It was extremely windy today which added some excitement to the drive.
We had not planned to make any stops, but as we neared the Little Big Horn National Historic Site we agreed that we should take a little time to see it.
We had not planned to make any stops, but as we neared the Little Big Horn National Historic Site we agreed that we should take a little time to see it.
In the 1980s, a range fire went through and cleared dense brush from the site, exposing the soil. The Government took the opportunity to bring in archeologists and there have since been several explorations of the site. Artifacts from the digs are at the visitor’s center.
There is also a national cemetery at the site, so of course I had to check it out too.We used the Interstate system more today then yesterday and took advantage of the 75 MPH speed limits in Montana and Wyoming. But later in the day we opted for some 2-lane roads that were marked as scenic. We stopped by Castle Rock in Nebraska and then took US 26 on in to Ogallala tonight.
On the way we drove through an area of wheat harvesters working the fields after dark by headlights. We’ve really enjoyed our trek across the western US and seeing the custom cutters was a fitting cap on the trip.
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