Econo Lodge Gillette

... the Black Hills thru stone tunnels, pigtail bridges, needles highway and ending at the Crazy Horse Monument. This is a work in progress that began in 1948 and hoping for completion around 2048. Crazy huh?
We ended our day at Roughlock Falls near Spearfish, SD. On to Yellowstone tomorrow, weather permitting.

Toujours en direction de Yellowstone... à travers le Wyoming désormais.
Il faut donc quitter les grandes forêts indiennes, mais pour retrouver un autre de leurs lieux sacrés, Devil'sTower. Un monolithe de plus de 380m de haut, qui à la surface d'un terrain de football au sommet!
Selon la légende indienne, sept vierges (les pléiades) se seraient réfugiées ...

... and pictures of the people who fought in the battle. There was an hour long bus tour of the battle sites (2) for a cost and talks given by Rangers. While I listened to a talk I could not spare any more time because of the storm system coming in.

I almost did it again today - ran out of gas that is. The sign said 'Next services (gas etc) 36 miles' looking at my tank I knew I had enough gas to do that and more. When I got to the place that ...

Starting back.......Traveled thru the Bighorns on our way to Gillette. They were incredible. Had to stop for a herd of cattle that cowboys were rounding up and driving them on horseback to the transport trucks. Just had to stop and wait patiently. They still have to ride and find the cattle the on horseback.......the same way they did it 100 years ago.

today we got our tire fixed again saw Everett old friend since I was 12. Susie went to Pioner Manor to see old friends she worked with, I went and saw Debbie a girl I use to work with, Susie and I visted My cousin June and Tom who gave us a Bird cage he had made, saw our firnds Bill and alice, also susies friend Steve whose wife passsed last week ...

we went out at in the country by moocroft to visit my cousins, first we stopped at melvin and donna palce, than we stopped at my cousins Helen , Raymond, Darlene, Clarene, Brittney and Amanda , we had a real nice visit and they served us drinks and snacks outside of the house that Helen and Raymong built that is a full size replica of my grandparents house that was tore down ...

Tonight we ate at a really good restraunt in Gillette called the Chop House, Susie and I shared a filet, we went to the fire works ameture competion, The anouncer said that Dicovery Chanel was there all week filming for a upcoming show on fireworks, after Supper we visited my moms cousin wife, Shirley.

we are still in Gillette wy went to the fireworks display Sunday and monday night, plan to go tonight and wed. they have been really good cameras dont do them justice , Yesterday we went with Susies friend Christy and had lunch at Miss Kittys in Deadwood, a chinese place, than went to st onge and bellefouch S dakota, traveled thru ...

... only for $105. Could have been worse I guess. If this is the worst that happens to me on this adventure then that is fine with me :o) We rode a grand total of 732 miles on this day. Roads we rode today: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sad dr=lincoln,+ne&daddr=NE-2%2FUS-385+ %4042.100290,+-102.898300+to:US-385+%40 43.477600,+-103 ...

... laughs about it all. For some reason everyone kept asking me how I was feeling. I just told them I was fine, I don't have kids and do that all the time. After the barbie, Raegin, Andy and I picked up some Starbucks and headed back to her house to play Wi. Well, they played Wi, I just sat there and laughed. There was then just enough time for a quick nap before meeting a big group of about 17 for dinner at The Prime Rib. It was really fun and we all had ...