Hampton Inn Sheridan

... It was great . We couldn't help notice how clean the town was, and we saw absolutely no graffitti, true most small towns  are grafitti free but our mind goes back to New Zealand and we like the clean safe feeling that we enjoy here in the west.

Back to Yellowstone NP to see Old Faithful. Stopped to look at an elk cow in the road that came within a few feet. Then saw group of Bison engaged in "rutting". They were just across the road from us and we could feel the power as they fought. Hiked up to see some "paint/mud ...

... almost iridescent. The bases of the rainbow must have been several miles apart, with no buildings to block any part of the arc, and the top was almost as bright as the bases. After several glorious minutes just staring at it, we noticed the left side had gained a second bow for about 40 degrees of sky. This second rainbow had its colors reversed (violet on the outside, red on the inside). Hours ...

Stop to check out a covered bridge, but it was recent construction, kind of lame.

Decided to look for food, in the mood for oriental. First we find gas for $2.39 a gallon! The find te buffent and end up receiving WIFI in the parking lot! Then the buffet has CRABLEGS.

Needless to say, we a both full for the evening (6:30pm local time). We're still around 110+ miles from Devils Tower, maybe tent, maybe not?

No photos tonight.  We've landed in Sheridan, Wyoming (not far from the Montana state line) and it's raining and cold.  Beautiful country with the Big Horn mountains appearing to our west about an hour before we stopped for the night, and tomorrow we head into those mountains on our way to the Big Horn Medicine Wheel and then on to Cody.

This morning we couldn't get Happy Camper out of "park" (I guess she wanted to stay in the Black Hills a while longer).  But we called our ...

... entrance to Yellowstone, through a pass that cannot be described. That pass was through the Big Horn Mountains, made famous by General Custer. This pass was incredible. We got to photograph a moose at a stream at the summit. The most breathtaking part of the pass was the decent back to the plains. The photos attached won't really do it justice. We would recommend this pass to anyone who really digs driving through them.

Route longue et hasardeuse, mais très beaux paysages pour atteindre le Ranch « Spear-o-Wigwam » . Du nom de la famille qui l'a démarré dans les années 1920 (les Spear, ça veut dire lance) et la forme de leur cabine en bois initialement un hexagone, imitant le rond des tipi indiens (wig-wam en anglais). On est à 2700m d'altitude, autour de nous la forêt de sapins, les sommets des montagnes ...

... over the Big Horn Mountains and closer to Yellowstone. Boy it's a remote place out here! As we climbed into the National Forest up in the Mountains we darted off the road near the top and down a gravel road with a number (which means National Forest Access and camping for free). We drove for a few miles before we arrived in a beautiful clearing with a stream and a lovely shady spots for camping. There were a few other people in tents etc but that was no problem. We set ...

When I went to move the van in the morning to another spot in the campground it stalled and flooded. After waiting awhile I did get it started but there was a lot of smoke and a sooty type of powder coming out the exhaust-more vehicle problems. Another say was dedicated to fixing the van. Checked dwell and timeing, found the vacuum was low and started ...

... The man had grown up on a farm and studied corn in college. Who would have thought that that would have led him to being paid by just about every country in the world that grows corn to come and share his knowledge with them.
My 38th state since the beginning of these trips, 3410.2 miles so far on number 4, $573.46 spent and $326.32 left. I have to start economizing or quit having vehicle problems. End Day 19.