Scheduled: '13 out West road trip!!!! (Casper, Gillette: hotels, campgrounds, live)

[Goin'toasquarestate]

So happy now, got my 10-day plans for late August road trip out to Wyomin' approved from work.........she and I'll take the scenic route.

Scan of route too big to attach here.........see album.

Take it easy.

[sunsprit]

looked at your travel plan ... and it appears to me to just be travel to travel rather than having adequate time to stop and smell the roses in Wyoming. It looks like you'll not have any signficant time to check out most of the towns you'll be traveling through ... 3,600+ miles in 10 days is an aggressive schedule, particularly if you are on the bike ...

If that's your plan, then so be it.

lf you intent is to actually get to know the places, then you may need to allocate time to do so. Perhaps a less aggressive trip plan might allow you to focus on more of the places that interest you?

[ElkHunter]

Wow. I hope your camera has a really fast shutter speed so that you can take a few pictures as you whiz by. That is a very aggresive schedule.

[Goin'toasquarestate]

Yes sir 'tis,

Oh......we found it to be pretty sufficient for a planner; the ittin. we found usually advances for us on these road tours.

Alot of that, 'till we get to Colorado and Wyoming is kinda' drive thru (been thru there B4) and admire, but leaves most our time to hang out at places in Wyoming; may push through Nevada/Utah to give ALOT more into Wyoming; i.e. Bighorns, Medicine Wheel, Thermopolis, Wind River's, Tetons.

Taking the 15-year old this time so he can get some drive time as a permit holder.

Ramblin' fever.

[Goin'toasquarestate]

Originally Posted by sunsprit

looked at your travel plan ... and it appears to me to just be travel to travel rather than having adequate time to stop and smell the roses in Wyoming. It looks like you'll not have any signficant time to check out most of the towns you'll be traveling through ... 3,600+ miles in 10 days is an aggressive schedule, particularly if you are on the bike ...

If that's your plan, then so be it.

lf you intent is to actually get to know the places, then you may need to allocate time to do so. Perhaps a less aggressive trip plan might allow you to focus on more of the places that interest you?

We really like Powell/Cody area!

Nope, old 'o3 Windstar fam. truckster

I completely agree Sunspirit.

[Clark Fork Fantast]

That all depends! Some of us just love fast road trips, and our schedules don't allow for much lingering. So you do what you can, see as much as you can, and stop a few places to get the flavor and put great places on a list for a return trip. I can absolutely relate to the itinerary, it looks great for just having 10 days, under the assumption that it is going to be one of many such trips. We've buzzed through beautiful areas of the West going back and forth from SoCal to our place in North Idaho, a different route each time if possible, and then next year made a point of going back and spend a little longer in a special place. We ended up spending 4 days in Buffalo just because it's so nice! It's often a choice between a "wide and shallow" vs a "deep and narrow" kind of experience. So, SquareState, I''m with you on this one. Just make sure your boy understands that each place you breeze through offers hundreds of opportunities for new experiences, and people live entire fulfilling lives in places that may be just a blur to him. (So the trip doesn't become a metaphor for life! Just breezin' through! )

[Goin'toasquarestate]

Originally Posted by Clark Fork Fantast

That all depends! Some of us just love fast road trips, and our schedules don't allow for much lingering. So you do what you can, see as much as you can, and stop a few places to get the flavor and put great places on a list for a return trip. I can absolutely relate to the itinerary, it looks great for just having 10 days, under the assumption that it is going to be one of many such trips. We've buzzed through beautiful areas of the West going back and forth from SoCal to our place in North Idaho, a different route each time if possible, and then next year made a point of going back and spend a little longer in a special place. We ended up spending 4 days in Buffalo just because it's so nice! It's often a choice between a "wide and shallow" vs a "deep and narrow" kind of experience. So, SquareState, I''m with you on this one. Just make sure your boy understands that each place you breeze through offers hundreds of opportunities for new experiences, and people live entire fulfilling lives in places that may be just a blur to him. (So the trip doesn't become a metaphor for life! Just breezin' through! )

Yup

[Goin'toasquarestate]

I think we'll squeeze in a run into Red Lodge, back to Wyoming over the Beartooth into Cody; gotta do that!

In Cody, plan for another night in town to stay at one of the historic hotels; still have '11 copy of "Cody and Beyond" advertising these places. Definately a good steak and adult beverages too; a little dancing.......A nice Grandma's breakfast in the A.M. and hit the road again babe.

Wanna show my 15 year-old some Wyoming! Let him do some catch and release ffishing at some spots, not sure exactly where but have some places on the way to look at.

Any locals have recommend's on the best of the best with those, please? Cassies

Yes....big ittinerary, that's what exciting for us.

Take care.

[sunsprit]

With another recent week-long trip to Cody, I can't give you a "best of the best" assessment of the restaurants in the area ...

because I've now been to all of the (alleged) Mexican places in town and they don't rise to the level of "bad", they're incredibly awful. The Japanese place is terrible. The Chinese places are hum-drum "moo goo gai glop" chinese steam table fare, not particularly appetizing although the buffets will fill you up for a reasonable price.

Overall, my assessment of dining in Cody is that for a tourist oriented economy, it's pretty sad fare. There's far better Mexican fare to be had in Gillette or Casper, which aren't tourist oriented towns. Also, consider Botticelli in Casper for italian cuisine.

Recently, I made a business acquaintance with a local in Cody ... who moved there a decade ago ... and their assessment of dining in the area is that they don't go out to eat in Cody anymore because nothing is worthwhile. I'd offered to take us out for a business lunch, and they declined to go out to eat. That's a pretty poor commentary of what could be a good feature of the area, but isn't.

I camped out at Buffalo Bill Res while at Cody this last trip ... had the place entirely to myself. The campgrounds were situated along the shoreline, and it's a nice place to watch the sunrises. One of the highlights of a business trip there for me, for sure. Only about 10 miles west of town, so close access.

[Goin'toasquarestate]

ok, thanks for that. Meals we're pretty familliar with 'round there.....

Mostly about the choices for the Irma Hotel, Chamberlin Inn. Accomidations.