May 7, 2014
“North To
Alaska” – and we are off again. We left Storm Mountain Center
this morning at about 8:50. Fortunately the early morning rain had
stopped – at least for a while. Rapid City was under a winter
storm warning for tonight – 1-3 inches of snow predicted. We
decided it was time for us to be on our way! It was with mixed
emotions we left those beautiful Black Hills. We made wonderful
friends in the 10 short days we were at Storm Mountain Center. They are such genuine
and fun people to work along side. And such a beautiful camp! It was
sad to say goodbye, but we are hopeful that our paths will cross
again. When John and Kathy Huggins, full time RV'ers of Living The RV Dream,
returned to Hart Ranch here in the Black Hills for several summers
and we always thought – “The same place again?” Now that we have
been to the Black Hills, we totally understand their love for the
place. There are so many hiking trails, bike trails, so much beauty
all around. And the people we met were wonderful! This is definitely a place we hope to visit again. (Also, if anyone is ever looking for a place to have a family reunion or
corporate meeting - Storm Mountain Center is a great place.)
But... this year our goal is to really
see and experience Alaska, so on we go. We have many more miles to
travel. The storm front had to get from west to east (Rockies to
Rapid City) and as we headed west – well the pictures below show to
story - rain, to ice forming on the windshield, to snow.
Fortunately, there were no problems on the road and traffic was light making for a good day. It was bitter cold when we stopped for a break at the Wyoming Welcome Center – one of the nicest we have ever visited. We saw many Pronghorn in the fields along Interstate 90. Also sheep and cattle. Something you don't see along the interstate in Alabama were the many feet high snow fences to help keep the snow drifts off the road.
We were able to see a little of the Bighorn Mountains under the clouds.
We arrived in Sheridan, Wyoming about 3:00 and decided to stay in a campground close to the interstate and visit a nice local restaurant for dinner. This is the first commercial campground we have every used and the first night Fred has spent in Wyoming. We have been in Wyoming before and for those of you who might be interested – our old blogs are also still available – Grand Tetons/Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Alaska. We never completed the Hawaii one – oops.
By this time tomorrow we plan to be about Great Falls Montana, making preparations for our border crossing into Canada on Friday or Saturday.
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Fortunately, there were no problems on the road and traffic was light making for a good day. It was bitter cold when we stopped for a break at the Wyoming Welcome Center – one of the nicest we have ever visited. We saw many Pronghorn in the fields along Interstate 90. Also sheep and cattle. Something you don't see along the interstate in Alabama were the many feet high snow fences to help keep the snow drifts off the road.
We were able to see a little of the Bighorn Mountains under the clouds.
We arrived in Sheridan, Wyoming about 3:00 and decided to stay in a campground close to the interstate and visit a nice local restaurant for dinner. This is the first commercial campground we have every used and the first night Fred has spent in Wyoming. We have been in Wyoming before and for those of you who might be interested – our old blogs are also still available – Grand Tetons/Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Alaska. We never completed the Hawaii one – oops.
By this time tomorrow we plan to be about Great Falls Montana, making preparations for our border crossing into Canada on Friday or Saturday.
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