Sights to See: Wyoming (BigHorn) & South Dakota (Deadwood)

We slept in a little late since our guaranteed lil alarm clock didn't go off (Mateo). We had to head off the eastern portion of Yellowstone to exit out towards Wyoming as we continued east. It went slow as all heck due to construction and the windiness of the park mountains. We did get a few nice shots of Yellowstone Lake on the way out but Norma was driving with the lead foot and made up some good time.

Wyoming had some of the best backdrops you can imagine. Wide open plains, caverns and canyons, red rock and limestone, waterfalls and raging rivers through BigHorn national monument. We stopped for our lunch break in Sheridan, WY for some lunch at a rustic old western inn that was the home of Buffalo Bill and then continued trekking eastward for some of the highlights of this leg. Deadwood, Sturgis and Mt. Rushmore are all within minutes of each other and close to the day's stop for us in Rapid City, SD.

Mateo has been sleeping lots during the car rides but he probably will personally light his car seat on fire before learning to walk after this trip is over since he undoubtedly hates having to sit in it for our long drives. Mommy has been taking turns reading his favorite books, singing nusery rhymes or letting him play with his favorite brush (he loves to bang things and make noise with his toys nowadays).

We got to Deadwood in the early evening and took in a stroll through main street to see what an old western town would look like. Turns out the wild west in the 2009 is more about gambling and tourist traps rather than a historical depiction of the late 1800s. The hoochie mama manequins in the hotel windows were funny to see though.

Lots more pics from Day4 in the Ohio Move section of our gallery.