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| So my hubby and I have drove from GA to ND chasing the mallards! My whole reason in coming with the guys was so we could leave from here and do a little sight seeing along the way back home. We have already been gone for a week so we don't want to be gone another full week driving back. We were looking at going down the east side of Wyoming, like through Gillette and Cheyenne. I would love to go farther West to see Yellowstone and all but we don't have that much time. My question is....is it worth driving (pulling a trailer, so not getting great gas mileage) down through that side without having days to spend in the towns to look around? Anything in particular interesting to see in these areas? I love to just see pretty scenery but don't want to waste time/money just driving through if there's not much too see along the main roads. Also, assuming parts of these areas are pretty mountainous with few places to stop for diesel which concerns me pulling the trailer. Also, is it too early in the year to see the snow capped mountains? I appreciate any suggestions! |
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Location: Florida.. | sounds like a fun trip.. so you followed Mallard ducks north? or am I a dingy..  maybe some will help with the questions though.. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | I dunno what you like to see, but down around the SW corner of SD, not far off I90 you can find cool stuff like Mount Rushmore and in the same park the monument (being carved out of another mountain) to Crazy-Horse.... and just a little east of there along I90 you'll find the SD Badlands.
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| Out of curiosity ... what kind of mallards are headed north at this time of year??
Ducks and geese nesting up north are sitting there waiting on a big cold front to fly south for the winter.
In the northern cattle states their big rocks, deep ravines, state parks or monuments are miles and miles apart. All you can do with limited time and headed for GA is to plan your route on state hwys parallel to an interstate and enjoy the country and small towns going home. As you cross state lines there are visitor centers with brochures of their tourist sites or use your laptop at a wifi stop ..
When people buy big, long and tall RV's//trailers ... they come to a rude awakening that if it is over 10ft tall and 30ft long there are many parks and great places you can't take the big rv's .. low bridges, narrow roads and older tourist campgrounds ... so they park 80 miles away and drive to see a park or monument ...
GOOD LUCK ... HAVE A GOOD TIME .. |
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