Monday, November 16, 2009

Hardin, MT to Casper, WY

Good trip, saw many antelope in Wyoming, Sheridan, WY was buried in snow, everything was white but highway was clear and dry, we drove out the snow area thankfully before we hit Casper, WY, although the mountains were covered in snow and still lots of snow around where the sun had not had a chance to melt it, the Campground was mostly dry with a little snow here and there. We camped again at Ft. Casper on the North Platte River. The park has a large area to walk the dogs, which is important to us, although getting into the park is a little tricky as they landscaped the entrance with huge boulders on both sides and down the middle at the entrance road, creating a one way only, but they should have left the large boulders out! The park is home to many species of wildlife and tons of rabbits, we saw many deer tracks, no deer though, but when we walked the dogs the rabbits were every where! The wind kicked up the next day so we hung out Monday, hopeful the wind would die down. The Ft. Casper Museum is within walking distance but it was closed on Monday so we did a little driving around and shopping. Tuesday, still windy with gusts, not a strong as yesterday, after checking the weather down the road, we decided to leave, the wind was predicted to calm down as we headed south and there more bad weather on the way.
You can read the history and other information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper,_Wyoming

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