Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Cheyenne
Planning a trip to these three areas next year late Aug or early Sept. Looking to get ideas of things to do other than the obvious. Tentative plan is to leave central Texas and go to Rushmore, the...
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When I was a kid, I traveled out west from Cincinnati with my parents. My Dad had 4 weeks vacation and we headed west. I don't remember a lot of it, but vowed to spend more time there when I retired. And I did.
I spent 4 months on the road - by myself. I made a stop at Devil's Tower where I spotted a climber sitting on a ledge about half way up, eating a cheese sandwich. I couldn't tell if he used mayo or mustard. :) Then I spent a month in Yellowstone. As the roads divide it into 4 quadrants, I spent a week in each. It was spring and there were a lot of new babies. Even buffalo are cute when they're babies.
Then another week in the Tetons. They're next to each other, but completely different. YNP felt more "commercial", at least to me. Certainly busier. Then I headed north and crossed the border into Canada. A friend of mine had a summer cottage on the Kenai peninsula, so I spent about a week there (He even had electric hookups). When I moved on, I was lucky to see Mt. McKinley when the peak was free of cloud cover. The locals said that was very rare. I continued on to Fairbanks to re-stock before heading home. Paved roads only go that far.
Certainly, the trip of a lifetime, but I couldn't do it now. Too long in the tooth.
I spent 4 months on the road - by myself. I made a stop at Devil's Tower where I spotted a climber sitting on a ledge about half way up, eating a cheese sandwich. I couldn't tell if he used mayo or mustard. :) Then I spent a month in Yellowstone. As the roads divide it into 4 quadrants, I spent a week in each. It was spring and there were a lot of new babies. Even buffalo are cute when they're babies.
Then another week in the Tetons. They're next to each other, but completely different. YNP felt more "commercial", at least to me. Certainly busier. Then I headed north and crossed the border into Canada. A friend of mine had a summer cottage on the Kenai peninsula, so I spent about a week there (He even had electric hookups). When I moved on, I was lucky to see Mt. McKinley when the peak was free of cloud cover. The locals said that was very rare. I continued on to Fairbanks to re-stock before heading home. Paved roads only go that far.
Certainly, the trip of a lifetime, but I couldn't do it now. Too long in the tooth.
