2 or 3-parter coming here since it’s been a few days. I woke up Monday morning in the nicest motel I’ve been in this entire trip. It was in a little tiny town of less than 2,000 people called Greybull Wyoming. They have 1 stoplight and a host of friendly people. The Greybull motel looks like your typical motor inn, but it’s meticulously kept, flowers growing everywhere and the people that run the joint really just know how to keep their guests comfortable. Highly recommended if you ever find yourself looking for a place about an hour and a half’s drive to Yellowstone from the East.

In between me and South Dakota was the Bighorn National Forest and I decided for the more scenic route on Highway 14 toward Dayton. What a ride it was! 14 is a winding mountain road that takes you to 8-9k ft before heading down the other side. It was brisk at the top but the views were pretty darn sweet.

After the descent, it was still fairly scenic with rolling hills and ranches. After a while on 14 I saw signs for the Devils Tower National Monument and couldn’t pass up checking it out. It was only about an hours detour and was definitely worth seeing.

Oh yeah and the park was filled with these little gusys

After Devils tower, it wasn’t too far to the Spearfish/Deadwood/Sturgis area where I found the certified memester Dylan after he made his way out from Chicago. We grabbed a room in Sturgis because how could we not and hit up the nearest slimy saloon for some grub.

Here was Monday’s Route:

I’ll attempt to catch up on the remaining days this evening. Later!