Fun In the Great Plains

We intended to zip up to our friends in Pollock, S.D. in just a few hours but the winds blew so hard from the north that it took us an extra day. However, because of that delay, we stayed at a delightful state park on the Missouri river. The birds were abundant, singing their hearts out! And we saw deer and snakes as well. But the next morning we were able to head north again in lighter winds and had a wonderful time visiting with our Death Valley friends. Of course, they wanted to show us everything, but we couldn't stay too long in Pollock. We did visit Sitting Bull's grave, toured their little town and met the neighbors. I helped Terry make a rhubarb pie from the rhubarb out of her neighbor's garden and for a person who didn't think I would like it, I enjoyed every bite!

Our next destination was Theodore Roosevelt National Park. And my, my, my! Did we see the bison! They were all over, right in the campground, next to the trailer, standing by the truck, everywhere! We saw the big daddies, the mamas and the little calves. We also had wild horses roaming thru the campground. So before we opened the trailer door, we had to look out the window to make sure a bison or horse wasn't standing right there. It was amazing! Also, we got in on a Cowboy Poetry celebration in the nearby town of Medora. We went to the community center and listened to cowboy music and poems. Fun, especially since it was raining and sooo windy outside. When we turned on the raido later we heard a tornado warning for an area just south and east of us so I guess we were blessed to be where we were.
So now we are in Billings, Montana spending the night with hook ups! TV and everything. The weather still isn't the best but it's not raining at the moment and it's not cold. Tomorrow we head for Great Falls.
We've been on the Lewis and Clark trail and following the Yellowstone river.