The Three L’s Travel The West

I set the alarm for this morning a little later than normal as our trip today is short.  Besides, I thought we all could use a little more sleep.  At least I know I could!

We packed up and started loading the car.  We also packed up two boxes of souveniers and unneeded items to send home.  A little excessive to say the least, but we are out of room in the car (again).  Besides, when we get home it will be fun to go through every thing.

 After taking the boxes to the Post Office, we headed back to Sonic for breakfast.  I will really miss Sonic when we get home.  I think I like it better than McDonalds or even Burgerville.  Really digging the Mocha Java Chillers!

Our first stop was Sturgis, South Dakota.  With Sturgis Week coming up, I just had to see what it was all about.  We stopped at a few shops and picked up some “official” t-shirts for 2008.  The town was already starting to fill up and it wasn’t even the weekend yet.  Harleys, Indians, etc lined the streets and people in their leathers were walking up and down the sidewalks.  I saw a couple billboards from Progressive Insurance saying : “See you at Thunder Road”, advertising they have the best rates on motorcycle insurance.  Made me smile a bit because I’m pretty sure they DON’T insure racing of said motorcycle.

After Sturgis, we drove through Deadwood, South Dakota.  We didn’t stop, but I took some picutres of the historic town.  Hard to imagine it’s gunslinging history.

Moving on, we drove to Devils Tower.  Again, tons of bikers on the road.  The Tower was interesting, but I guess I was expecting more (aliens and Richard Dreyfus perhaps?).  We took some pictures and then had lunch at the cafe right outside the park. 

After lunch, we pointed the Buick west and headed for Gillette, Wyoming.  This is just a stopover on our way to Yellowstone.  We arrived early afternoon, and decided to watch a bit of TV before thinking about swimming.  Louie turned to the Sci-Fi channel and discovered Star Trek, The Next Generation.  We ended up watching four episodes and he loved it.  I had to explain a few things to him, but he seemed to get it and enjoy. 

We didn’t go to the pool, we just walked across the street to Hardee’s for a late dinner.  Took it back to the hotel and sat on our beds to eat it.  Watched a little more TV, and listened to the train across the street add more cars to it’s load.  I tried not to think about it doing the same thing at 3 in the morning.

We are looking forward to getting to Yellowstone and doing some exploring tomorrow. 

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