Finally stopping for lunch

Trip Start Sep 08, 2009
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Trip End Sep 12, 2009


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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

We were beyond hungry when we finally got to I-25 in Southern Wyoming.  We stopped at the first town and the first eatery, Clementines Cattle Company.  We chowed on burgers and fries, chatted with the waitress and got some info from the locals. Then it was back to driving. Our goal was to get as close as we could to Yellowstone so we could spend the most time there.

We drove and drove and drove and drove and drove some more. This area is awesome. The wildlife is spectacular and the hillsides are beautiful.   Wyoming is big, expansive land with few people.  Where we thought we'd stop for food or socialization there was no one....for approx 6-8 hours, just antelope and hay/straw.  The hills are everywhere but not many trees. Once we got to Western Wyoming we saw red rock and that makes the hill so pretty, like the Grand Canyon.  

Along the way from Douglas to Dubois we followed a similar and nearby path as the Americans did in the mid-1800's on the Oregon Trail.  It was like playing the computer game all over again, crossing rivers and passing little shanty towns.  We cannot imagine how they did it, how they walked and walked and walked across this expansive land not knowing if they could get across the next hill or mountain and what would lie beyond that.  It was really neat to see the countryside.
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