Lizzy Adventure Albums at:
June 2-June 24, 2022
June 24-July 22, 2022
Overview
We took our first long Lizzy Trip in 2+ years…50 days, mostly in the Rocky Mountains and High Plains (sleeping above 4,000′ for 35 nights….highest was ~7,165′ @ Laramie, WY) We originally called this trip “Loop thru The Rockies”. But after a conversation with a native of Cheyenne, calling himself a “flatlander”, we realized we were actually spending lots of time on the plains, looking at the mountains, not actually in the mountains.
We stayed at 17 different places, in 7 States: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada (technically). We planned one night in Baker City, OR, but spent it in Boise, ID, instead. One State was new to visit…Colorado, #49 Together!!! And 2 were new to Camp in…Colorado, #22 & Utah, #23.
- Dru Bru Taproom, Cle Elum, WA
- Tamarack RV, Coeur d’Alene, ID
- Helena KOA, Helena, MT
- Hardin KOA, Hardin, MT
- Casper KOA, Casper, WY
- Riverview RV Park, Loveland, CO
- Laramie RV, Laramie, WY
- Craig KOA, Craig, CO
- Vernal/Dinosaurland KOA, Vernal, UT
- Lyman KOA, Lyman, WY
- Salt Lake City KOA, Salt Lake City, UT
- Wendover KOA, West Wendover, NV
- Castle Rocks SP, Almo, ID
- Craters of the Moon/Arco KOA, Arco, ID
- Twin Falls/Jerome KOA, Jerome, ID
- Boise/Meridian KOA, Meridian, ID
- Maryhill State Park, WA
Nevada Technicality
We did stay one night in West Wendover, Nevada, but only to sleep & eat (<24 hr). Wendover sits on the Nevada/Utah border. It is the only town in Nevada that officially observes Mountain Time, because it is inextricably linked to Wendover, Utah, home to the Bonneville Salt Flats & Historic Wendover Airfield.
Highlights
We actually spent a good bit of time visiting friends in 5 locations (not just exploring and working on our “Travel Goals”):
- First night out, we had Brews & Pizza with Ginny, Benny, Linda & Steve, and Ginny & Benny also spent the night there, as did we.
- Day 3, we spent a day with Mark’s RSE Brother Fred & wife Ruth in Sagle, Idaho.
- Anja, a friend of Gail’s, visited us in Loveland, CO.
- Gail spent an afternoon in Bloomfield, CO visiting Audrey & Joe, their eldest Aaron (Alyson’s cousin), his wife and…1 month old son.
- Was that a mini RPI 75 Reunion, staying with Gary in Park City, UT, July 4 Weekend?
Most of the trip was exploring many new (and some repeat) sites, with some “recurring themes”, such as Historic Oregon, California, Pioneer Mormon, & Pony Express Trails; Homestead Sites (and Sheep Wagons); Pictographs & Petroglyphs; Fossils:
We took 4 State Capitol Tours, saw an afternoon game at 1 MLB Stadium, visited 10 National Parks (5 New), and visited a variety of Museums, etc. We managed to Hike/Walk quite a bit, even at altitude! Longest was 7 miles in Dinosaur National Monument.
State Capitols
- Helena, Montana (#11)
- Denver, Colorado (#12)
- Cheyenne, Wyoming (#13)
- Salt Lake City, Utah (#14)
MLB Stadium
- Coors Field (#11) – Cleveland Guardians vs. Colorado Rockies, 5-2
Tours
- Gates of the Mountain Boat Tour, on the Missouri River out of Helena, MT
- Cheyenne Railroad Trolley Tour
- 2002 Olympic Park Tour, Park City, UT
- Historic Wendover Airfield Tour, Wendover, UT
Museums/Historic Sites
- National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper, WY
- Fort Casper & Museum, Casper, WY
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Park, Laramie, WY
- Historic Depot Museum, Cheyenne, WY
- Big Boy Steam Engine 4004, Cheyenne
- Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
- Cowgirls of the West Museum, Cheyenne
- Nelson Museum of the West, Cheyenne
- Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne
- Fort Bridger State Historic Site, WY
- Alf Engen Ski Museum, Park City, UT
- Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover, UT
- Experimental Breeder Reactor-1, Arco, ID
We spent 16 days visiting 10 National Park Sites in 5 States:
- Pompeys Pillar National Monument, Montana (managed by BLM, hence not “counted”)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (#127-Revisit), Wyoming & Montana (1st visit was via southern entrance, this one was to the northern entrance)
Rocky Mountain National Park (#177), Colorado
Dinosaur National Monument (#178), Colorado & Utah- Two of the
Fossil National Parks:
- Fossil Butte National Monument (#179), Wyoming
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (#99-Revisit), Idaho
- One of the
Rocky Mountain Cave Parks:
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument (#180), Utah
City of Rocks National Reserve & Castle Rock SP (#181), Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Monument & National Preserve (#133 & 134- Revisit), Idaho- One of the
WWII Japanese Interment Sites:
- Minidoka National Historic Site (#98-Revisit), Idaho
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