Driving day, July 7

Windmills in MT

We left the warm embrace of the mountains for the rolling plains that are eastern Montana and northwest Wyoming. Farms, ranches and open space to the horizon were the order of the day. Most of the trip was on 2 lane roads with posted speeds of 70-75 mph., and much of the time we saw no one ahead of us, and no one behind. Homes along the road could only be identified by clumps of trees in the distance. Presumably the trees make good wind and snow breaks, much needed here.

Views of hay rolls to the horizon, wind farms, and the entertainment of finding out the population of places like Two Dot, MT (76), Meeteetse, WY (167), and Moccasin, MT (327), filled our day. That, and the tedium of chugging through multiple (at least 4) construction sites. It's so annoying to slow to a crawl for a marked off area (orange cones), drive for several miles through the area, and see no sign of construction, or even people working there.

After a long drive- - 10 hours, all told--we arrived in Thermopolis, WY, our next stop.