Montana suggestion help (ND too)

Don and Eileen wrote:
We have found ourseves in a most unusual dilemma. We will be leaving Itasca State Park in Minnesota (east of Fargo) and heading to the Salt Lake City area and have more time than we need (about 8 days), so we’re looking for places to stop along the way. History, nature (not strenuous hiking,) We know that Yellowstone is an impossibility at this last minute and have been there several times anyway, so we’re looking for places to stay and things to do heading east to west across North Dakota and in Montana. We’ll head down through ID to avoid Yellowstone and the Tetons.
Thanks

For me it would be real simple - Custer - Thermopolis - Wind River Canyon - Flaming Gorge - Dino National Monument then Lake Jordanelle just outside of Park City.

No need to spend the night at all the stops shown, as there is just a lot to see and do along the way, drive along pick what you think you might like hike - bike - sit and relax - just a Great drive.


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Just a thought,

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