Main Street, Frisco
We got in one final hug with Alex this morning as he left
for work. After leaving Alex’s home
around 7:45 AM, we drove to Frisco, did the laundry, had breakfast at the
Butterhorn Baker, again, bought some groceries, and
filled up our water jugs.
As we headed east toward the Eisenhower/Johnson Tunnel we
were treated to a view of a fresh snowfall from last night on the higher
peaks. Traffic was relatively light as
we made our way through Denver and after about two hours we stopped at to pick
up sandwiches at the Choice City Deli in Fort Collins, a favorite of Alice’s
from her days at CSU. If you’ve never
been to Fort Collins, put it on your list; it’s one of Colorado’s finest!
Leaving Fort Collins
the rest of our trip through Wyoming, and into South Dakota was
uneventful. The roads were straight, and
very few cars or trucks. The speed limit
in Wyoming on I-25 is 80 mph! The scenery is very similar to western Kansas; rolling
prairies. We did have to keep our eyes
open for deer; they were everywhere, sometimes in herds of 20+.
We arrived at our campsite at Wind Cave National Park in
Custer, South Dakota at 6:50 PM. We
travelled 454 miles in about nine hours.
As we drove into the park, we were treated to views of grazing buffalo
and deer. Thrilling, but wanting to set
up camp before dark, I didn’t take any pictures; that will have to wait ‘til
tomorrow.
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