The trip should be titled 'intimate encounters with the American West'. I can't speak for Stephen, but I'm in love with the west: cowboys, rodeos, small-towns, big juicy hamburgers, praire dogs, bison (buffalo), falling rock, fallen rock, stillness, creeks, fast flowing rivers, dams, reservoir lakes, plains, hills, mountains, lack of breath at 10,000ft elevation and wifi.
The following is the itinerary we planned and mostly followed:
Day 1 - Drive to the Badlands, camp in the national park
Day 2 - Wall, SD. Check out Wall Drug and the Wounded Knee Musuem. Drive to Devil's Tower and camp for the night.
Day 3 - Drive to Yellowstone and camp at Henry's Lake. Unexpected stop in Cody, WY - one of the favorite towns on the trip. Also the Buffalo Bill Dam and reservoir lake.
Day 4 - Car trouble and consequent delay in Three Forks, MT. We brought back with us memories of amazing small-town folk, juicy 1/2lbs burgers, biscuits n' gravy and of course, new brake pads.
Day 5 - Long drive to Seattle. Somewhat planned stops in Missoula (for sandwich's at the Staggering Ox) and a quick swim in Couer d'Alene Lake. Crashed at a clean/nice hotel in Bellvue after not being able to find a suitable campsite.
Day 6 - Found a house in Seattle and drove back to Vancouver. Highlight of the day for Stephen - 5 for $5 sandwich's at Arby's.
Enjoy pictures from Stephen's camera below. More details after thesis defense.
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