Arrived about 30 minutes ago in Sheridan Wyoming. Lovely KOA 🙂 Needed to make sure I had a site with internet connection for Tuesday morning conference calls and email. Loved the first comment by the grounds keeper while we’re both looking at the bus and the license plate that says ’67 Westy’…’So, that looks like a ’74…am I right?’ Well actually…

About a hundred miles back, in a gas station in Sundance, WY, a young couple (late 20’s / early 30’s) pulled in next to me in their small SUV hauling a mini camper trailer. One of those cute ones like a Scamp or similar. The woman with purple hair gets out and stands in front of the bus with this big smile and says ‘That is just so…’ and starts to make 3 circles with her hand in front of her face and walks on. I’ll take that as a compliment.

Let’s see – got to Wall SD Sunday afternoon after making the loop through the Badlands National Park.  Got to show my LIFETIME Senior National Parks Pass and in I went. Unfortunately, there was a tremendous haze everywhere due to fires in Montana and points west.  Still it is amazing how one minute you are seeing the normal landscape around  you and in the next minute the terrain changes drastically.  I’ll try to post more photos, but the wifi here is, I believe, a 28.8 dial-up modem.

Last night had dinner in Wall and this morning breakfast at the world famous Wall Drug. And, that is all there is to say about that.  Today’s route to Sheridan was on Interstate 90 from Wall.  I wanted to see how the bus would do and if it would get a chance to get above 65 mph.  Pretty uneventful day with a cross wind that sometimes pushed me along to hit that 65 mark.  Drafted a bit on a few semis that passed me and I was able to get sucked into a spot right behind the trailer for a half mile or so.  Strange feeling when you are increasing your speed, but lightening up on the throttle.

Tuesday I hope to cover about 125 miles and be outside Yellowstone and meet with a guide shop for tips on fishing the streams that run from Yellowstone up toward Bozeman Montana.  Maybe fishing on Wednesday and Thursday!  Also need to get the bear juice so when a Grizzly shows up, I can spray this stuff in my face and not know when the bear eats me.

Hopefully I will have photos and not die in the process.

Best wishes, best fishes,

Gary