From: ganthony@gmail.net
Ted Heise wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:23:55 -0000 (UTC),
> Ted Heise wrote:
>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Day 1 was driving west...
>>>>>>>>>>> Day 2 we swung up into Iowa and drove across it
>>>>>>>>>> Day 3 we headed across Nebraska.
>>>>>>>>> Day 4 we drove into Casper, WY.
>>>>>>>> On day 5 we drove to Yellowstone
>>>>>>> day 6) ... drove north along the Yellowstone River
>>>>>> On day 7 we [saw geysers and headed to Tetons
>>>>> Day 8 we rode the tandem
>>>> On day 9 we headed to Ranchester...
>>> On day 10 we bopped over to Moorcroft
>> Day 11 was our trip to Devils Tower
>> On day 12 we took out the tandem again
>
> Day 13 was a drive from Wyoming to western Nebraska. By now I’d
> realized that traffic on much of I-90 in Wyoming was reasonably
> light and I didn’t feel that pulling the trailer at 60 mph was
> inconveniencing other drivers all that much. So we took that
> route around the Black Hills and through Sturgis and Rapid City.
> Neither of these towns were very attractive to me, though the
> landscapes were.
>
> From Rapid City we took 44 down through the Badlands, though it
> seemed more appropriate that they should have been called the
> Badroads. Ugh. Rough, narrow, and rough. Did I mention they
> were rough? There was a nice stretch through pine ridges and it
> got a little better once we entered Nebraska.
>
> The state park at Merritt Reservoir was a bit rustic. The place
> clearly catered mostly to fishermen, and it also seemed somewhat
> trashy. It was fine for a night, though. And we had a nice
> sunset...
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250603_213017.jpg
>
We have traveled extensively all over this country. Bad roads are not
unique to any state. However… we are on our way to Seattle to visit family
and I can tell you that I40 from Amarillo through New Mexico has to be
number two. I40 through New Mexico to Amarillo has to be number one.
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