Hey!
After almost two weeks on the road, I made it back to PA in time to get together with my family for Thanksgiving on Saturday. Next two weeks will be spent visiting family and friends before I head down to North Carolina to visit my parents for Christmas.
After leaving Boulder, I headed north through Rocky Mountain National forest and into WY. The weather was great and driving was easy until I hit WY but about two minutes after crossing the CO/WY border the road was covered with ice and the wind was blowing across the road about 40-60mph. I was fine, but I figure this is how WY keeps its population down. Did a great hike around Devils Tower, but didn’t have any close encounters with aliens – I was very disappointed. Moved on from there into South Dakota and the Black Hills (leaving ice covered roads behind) – watched big white fluffy mountain goats at Mount Rushmore and went to the Crazy Horse memorial which is still being carved from the mountain. Spent Thanksgiving day in the Bad Lands where I made a delicious thanksgiving dinner of Turkey Chili on my small cook stove I brought along. The Bad Lands are cool – I was once again the only person in the park – saw lots of mule dear and big horn sheep. After that there wasn’t much else I wanted to see on the plains states, so I high tailed it back east in a couple of days.
It is great to be on the road – my spirits are high and I am enjoying each day as it comes – peace and happy holidays to all.
Matt