We missed the nightly rodeo. I’m devastated. It finished on Sept 10.

The drive from Deadwood was once again a mix of prairie and stunning mountains.

We headed to Devils Tower

Stunning.

The brunch we had was pretty good as well.

The queue into the Park was so long. One young man and a long line all trying to pay their $30.

It is most unusual and worth seeing. Heading out we took a left and because our sat nav ( I’m using the maps in my phone ) had cut out we thought that maybe we were headed in the wrong direction.

With no wifi we happened upon a tiny town. It’s buildings were all decorated western style.

I went into the little museum and met Katie the person on duty chatting to a man with a weathered face , lots of hair, a beard and a smile with several teeth missing. He also had a sense of humour.

I announced I was lost and wanted to head to Sheridan to go west across the Big Horn Mts. He gave a bit of cheek before getting a map and showed me the route to take.

Lyle is my new best friend.

The drive across the Big Horn was stunning. We climbed and climbed. The views got better.

We had an unexpected stop at a National Museum of Military Vehicles. Sitting about 25km from the nearest little town it seemed very out of place. I guess they had a lot of land to store all the vehicles. And there were hundreds. Steve was amazed. I sat outside in the warm sun reading and he went in for s shirt visit. 50 mins later he emerged smiling and shaking his head. ‘It’s huge’ he said. Like everything around here.

We arrived in Cody – home of Buffalo Bill just as the street reenactment was starting. They put on a Wild West show every afternoon. Cowboys, sheriff’s with gun – fake I hope. The crowds loved it.

Back to check into our cabin for the night at the Cowboy Village. Rows of little cabins. Two bedrooms, a great shower but fairly basic comfortable. All for $258 Aus. Everything is very expensive. Americans would love Australia. With the exchange rate and basic things like meals being expensive- a basic burger is $18 which is around $28.

We walked through this cowboy town admiring the crazy signs, the cowboy decorations and found place for dinner. I craved salad or veg so found a spinach salad with beef slices. Exciting for me!

Cabins are very popular here particularly in the National Parks. We’re loving our cowboy adventures. Though I’m still very upset to miss the rodeo.