Day 17 - Wyoming, lots and lots of Wyoming

"Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life's not meant to be lived in one place."
--Anonymous

Trip Totals: 

Walmart Trips Made:7

McDonald's Diet Cokes Drank:13

Horse Trailers Seen: 86 + 1 Horse Show

Itinerary Changes Made: 6 

Times John Made Fun of Lauren's Navigation Abilities: 5

Today's Itinerary: Devils Tower National Park, then across the state of Wyoming to the southwest corner of the state..

Lessons Learned: 

1.) 2 lane roads exist with 70 mph speed limit. 

2.) Wyoming, where to go to survive the zombie apocalypse. No people, No zombies. 
3.) Wyoming, we've got mountains, cows and deer. Others unknown.

Day started of with a stop to Jerry's Cakes and Donuts for a couple tasty treats. An official review of all our doughnut stops will be done at the conclusion of our trip. Then we headed off to Devils Tower.

Devil's Tower doesn't look like much from a distance but as you get closer you start to get a sense of the scale and why it's preserved and protected by the National Park Service. It's even more impressive when you can spot a mountain climber or two climbing up the face. This is also a good vision test and confirmed that Lauren will be making an eye doctor appointment in the not to distant future. 

Devil's Tower

Did you find the mountain climber in the photo?

After Devil's Tower the long journey across Wyoming began. Below are a random sampling of the scenic views from Wyoming's highways.  They are a general representation of what ALL of Wyoming looks like.

Wyoming

Oregon Trail landmark Independence Rock, looks a lot more impressive in person than in that old computer game from school.

We made it to Evanston, WY somewhat early for us, and we get to bed before 10 for the first time in several days. Busy day tomorrow heading South to the Grand Canyon.