Sheridan, Wyoming

Well, we finally got out of Rapid City. It was a very pleasant, 300 mile day to Sheridan, WY because we made a really spectacular side trip to the Devil's Tower (about 30 miles north of Sundance. I have included three pictures of the Devil's Tower...one with the flag (which I really like), one with Durelle and one with the bus. After we got back on I-90, Wyoming reminded us how wide open and unlimited this country really is. The population of the state is less than a half a million, and it's a BIG state! The ranches are measured in thousands of acres. The drive was more boring than SD until we got toward the western part of the state. Then the western horizon was the rim of the craggy, white-tipped Big Horn mountain range. There are many oil wells with working pumps. It is astounding how many three, two, and even one digit license plates there are. It's a small (population) state. This is a one-night stop, then we spend three nights in Gardiner, MT exploring Yellowstone.