Horsedoc wrote:
You are really covering a lot of territory and as you rush thru, you are missing some great and interesting sites. It is not doing justice to the Black Hills. Custer SP, Rushmore, Crazy Horse only scratch the surface. Spearfish Canyon is a great ride and you can spend a day stopping for photos and just seeing the sites in it. Some of the back roads in CSP is where you really see the wild life, from buffalo, to elk, deer, antelope, (if you are up early you may see a mountain lion) big horn sheep and mountain goats up near Sylvan Lake.
If your heart is set on Yellowstone and spending a lot of time there, then forget the Badlands and Devil's Tower - although both are pretty spectacular by themselves.
Cody is a great place to visit and stay a few days, getting there over the Big Horns will be an interesting experience. Make sure your brakes on both truck and trailer are in good shape.
Have a great trip, wish we were following you across
Doggone, I was within a few minutes of Spearfish Canyon and didn't realize it existed! I drove through Deadwood, just to the east, instead. The canyon looks really interesting. Well, Deadwood looked interesting too, but no way was I going to stop and spend money in that town... it looked like it could drain me dry.
Some mention was made of Arches NP. I agree that the amazing sandstone structures of Arches and/or Colorado NM would make a nice visual counterpoint to the woods, water and mountains of YNP/Tetons. But it would add a considerable number of miles to the trip. Not sure if they'll feel up to it on this vacation.
