Week 14 (7/16 - 22)

We have left Montana and head southeast into Wyoming. Basically we are headed toward home, however we still have THINGS TO SEE so we will take our time.

Cell phone capabilities are so incredible that when we feel are all alone and far from all civilization - the phone rings and brings us back to reality!

Wyoming flowers rival Montana's!

The flowers are outstanding and so are the mosquitoes!

Sunset behind the beautiful pines.
Next morning…




We stay in the 'crazy' campground and I manage to hang on to my sanity!

This is just my opinion from what I saw…

Next morning we are off again.
There is a power plant across the highway with a conveyor belt running under the road connecting the mine and the plant, very efficient.

In past years we have toured just about every corner of Wyoming except the north east and obviously missed Devil's tower. It was very impressive - from far away and up close.

Well a person can change her mind!

Next day we enter South Dakota as we continue to head east.

We spend the night in Wall, SD, home of the original Wall Drug Store. In 1936 the owners posted signs on the highway advertising a free bottle of cold water to anyone coming into their store in an attempt to get more customers - it worked! The home store is huge and full of the most amazing amount of 'stuff' for sale (as well as some very nice things).

Nice things like cowboy boots…

and cowboy hats stacked ever so interestingly.

These signs are all over South Dakota (Montana uses a small white cross). At every bend in the road it is guaranteed to have several signs as if people in these states are unable to make turns. A bit depressing, but keeps us alert.

I think South Dakota very clever for turning the grass adjacent the highways into hay for the animals.

We love visiting capitol buildings in the western states. They are magnificent! I hate to admit it but we have yet to visit the beautiful capitol buildings in Annapolis.

Daisy is still on meds for her altitude sickness. Her internal system goes haywire when she returns to lower altitudes after being in the mountains.

We celebrate our anniversary in South Dakota.

White pelicans at this dam.

Actually there may be Killdeer on the eastern shore where it is flat.

The pheasant, another bird I have not seen in Maryland in 20 years.

Another small town with an energetic artistic resident. The entrance to town had several 'naturalistic sculptures'.

AAA had the Terry Redland Art Gallery as a GEM (a must see). That completely baffled Jamie and me.
On that 'artistic' note I leave you as we continue to head eastward.