Quality Inn Gillette

... in Wall,SD. Very corny but great goofy photos ops. Mia and Caroline take note.... <br>South Dakota has stone tepee structures at most of their rest stops. Thought you might like to see a picture of one. Next stop was the Black Hills Mountain in South Dakota. There we viewed Mount Rushmore. Leaving Rushmore we winded our way ...

Toujours en direction de Yellowstone... à travers le Wyoming désormais.<br>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! <br>Selon la légende indienne, sept vierges (les pléiades) se seraient réfugiées ...

... have had the gas station all that there was was a sign advertising a Truck Stop that had been demolished years ago. Taking out my trusty GPS I looked up gas stations and found I was exactly half way between the last gas stations and the gas stations ahead of me. Fortunately I had just enough gas to go either way so I went ahead. I got to the gas station with out any problems and also on that turnoff was the motel I planned on staying at - lucky me !! <br>

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 ...

... French girls saved me as they led me back to the lodge as I was very lost they didnt speak english and I dont speak French , but they got me back safely, all my family knew I was in Europe, woulnt have a clue to look for me as I only called every 2 weeks, we stopped the Coop and saw my cousin Debbie today also, am going to fireworks tonight, hope to see some family out there

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.

... out with My ffriends who treat us to lunch at Susies favorite place China cafe, there daugther Lisa and granddaughter Brooklyn who is same age as Haeley was with them . We stoped by My Great aunt Alice who is in her 90s and is still doing very well. My couison Eddie went to the fireworks with us Sunday nt. he may go again Wed night.

... year, where 500,000+ Harley Davidsons, Hondas, Choppers etc... all come together for a rally. We'd parked 4 blocks from the main street as Chuck at the SD Ranch had told us to do and walked to Main Street as they shut the main part of town off to anything apart form bikes. It was quite spectacular. I have never ever seen so many bikes in my life, I have never seen so many pairs of leather chaps in my life, the noise was unbelievable as well. It's almost in ...

... re easily pleased in Wyoming). Her friends put some music on the juke box and insisted I danced with her (a tradition, apparanlty). Given she had been married for maybe two hours, I wondered where her new husband was. "Oh, he's at a bar with his friends.... he's a police sergeant". I was glad to cross the county line next morning without a pursuit.