Tag: Wyoming

  • North to Wyoming

    North to Wyoming

    I can’t resist posting a couple more pics of Buckhorn Draw and the Wedge Overlook. We left the area a couple days ago, heading north through Flaming Gorge. This time on the west side of the gorge. To get from east to west one crosses over a gnarly mountain pass. We saw a couple of…

  • Dinosaur National Monument

    Dinosaur National Monument

    After driving across Thunder Basin we headed south and spent a night in one of the small county parks on the Alcova Reservoir south of Casper. The parks are primitive – vault toilets, no water – but decent enough. Some of the sites are right on the reservoir. There’s not much shelter or shade, so…

  • Black Hills, Thunder Basin

    Black Hills, Thunder Basin

    We’re back on the road, heading to Utah. Our route this time is via the Black Hills and Casper WY. We haven’t camped in the Hills in a long time – preferring to stay in the Badlands instead – so an overnight in Custer State Park sounded like a plan. It’s an expensive plan though.…

  • Rush Hour in Wyoming, Camping in Idaho

    Rush Hour in Wyoming, Camping in Idaho

    Started the day with a bit of rush hour traffic. I’m not sure why, but they all decided to go to work at the same time. Just like in the cities. The ranchers waved us through the crowd and we were on our way. West to Idaho After a short stop at Fossil Beds National…

  • Meeks Cabin

    The plan for the day was to get somewhere near the Great Salt Lake without getting tied up in the metro Salt Lake City area. We crossed Wyoming on I-80, caught up on gas and fresh water, and I (not we) picked a National Forest campground for the night. I’m not familiar with camping in…