Day 29: A Drive Through Wyoming

I published lots of pictures today and the photos are now current.
We woke up in Deadwood SD and looked out the window and the hills and trees across from the hotel were covered with snow. It was very pretty and since it didn't impede our travel, it was fine.
Today was going to be primarily a driving day with a few stops. The first place we visited was the Devil's Tower National Monument. It is a volcanic "plug" that looks like a giant tree stump. It was featured in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." It was also the first national monument. On our way to the tower we drove through the town of Sundance which was the birthplace of the Sundance Kid. It's a rather drab little town now.
We had a mixture of some very pretty and some very boring scenery today. Another stop we made was in Sheridan WY to check out the Sheridan Inn. Buffalo Bill was once a co-owner of the hotel and would audition acts for his wild west show while sitting on the porch. It has recently been restored and is quite interesting. We enjoyed looking at the old pictures.
Our destination today was Billings MT. It's not a particularly lovely town, but was the right distance for today's drive. We're staying at a La Quinta which is fine. The desk clerk told me about a riverfront park a short drive away where I took Mr Ripley for a walk. We both enjoyed the stroll.
We went to dinner at a place in downtown Billings. The service was painfully slow. Those who know Dwyne can just imagine how pleased he was about that. We finally got our food and the poor people at the table next to us were still waiting for theirs when we were leaving.
We're heading for Yellowstone tomorrow.
Oh! We went over the 8000 mile mark today. So we've been 8000 miles, through 28 states in 29 days.