We left Yellowstone on Saturday, September 10, and headed for Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
To complete the figure eight loop of Yellowstone Park, we again travelled to Old Faithful—and this time, beyond. We drove to the West Thumb area of Yellowstone Lake.
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After paying the fee at the east gate we headed for the Norris campground.
On Monday of the Labour Day weekend we travelled to a little town called Thermopolis, Wyoming.
There is a tragic, colourful story behind this name. The drive is well worthwhile. It takes you into the Big Horn mountains and back through the narrow winding gravel road called Crazy Woman Canyon.
Our next move was to shuffle off to Buffalo. No, not Buffalo, New York, but Buffalo, Wyoming.
Most everyone has heard of the Sturgis motorcycle rally, which is held in the second week of August each year. In reality the bikers arrive and stay for about a month surrounding the rally.
Travelling through some smaller communities, we found historic wonders worth stopping to visit.
After a couple days of rest, we drove to Deadwood South Dakota. This small town is a national historic landmark and boasts many stories of gunslingers and gamblers.
Our next stop was in Fort Benton, Montana. This is where the steamboats stopped on the Missouri River bringing settlers and goods from St. Louis and further east.
Next we travelled to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park. If you have never been there you are in for a magnificent treat.
Well, here we go, leaving on our trip to meander through the midwest U.S.A.
