ON THE ROAD - WESTWARD BOUND

I did depart the afternoon of the first.  So glad i did for a storm was beginning to brew.  Had to drive through some  weather, but not bad.  Only drove for a couple of hours to get beyond the morning drive time.   Spent the night in Richmond, VA at Cabbellas 
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Weather reports showed a possible storm coming in at the end of the week; and since I liver of a ranch with a seven mile dirt road, thought it best to get back before any storm.  The drive across America was thankfully clear of weather issues.  Indeed it was a good decission to blast back for two days after return we received severn inches of snow.  The PW would not have made it down my dirt road.

My route was Highway 64 to Lexington,KY and beyond. In route I was here:.

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While driving in western Nebraska:
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Like the travelsers of yesteryear I came across one of the most famous "sign posts" in American history: Chimney Rock.

The settlers on the Oregon Trail used Chimney Rock as a guide marker.  Standng 300 feet tall it was like a lighthouse to the wagon trains  The name :Chimney Rock was given by the fur traders of the early nineteenth century,  As per the website, "the first reorded mention of this landmark was given the name by Joshua Pilcher.who had journeyed up the Platte River to theSalt Lake rendezvous in 1827."

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I pressed on with a stop  at Fort Laramie.  The Fort was originally  built as a trading post in 1834 and enjoyued an almost momopoly on the buffalo trade until 1841.   Things hanged in 1841 as the wagon trains arrivied with the thousands of westward bound emigrants arrived on the way to the West along the Oregon Trail.

Above: Cavalry barracks 

While I did take a  moment to visit this historic site; my search for a Harvest Host lead me on to Cody, Wyoming.  I was a long day in the saddle from Lexington, KY to Cody qnd I was ready to hang up the spurs  and have a tall beer before rolling out the "bedroll"
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Stahoo's Brewery  om cody is  easy acrss from the Highway. . Caution though your GPS may take you under a overpass tunnel that is only eleven feet.  Parking is also a bit challenging if your rig is over 25 feet in length..   Also in the evening you will be entertained by the passing of a loud vehicle/motorcycle; but this ended relitive early and I had a great night's sleep.  Jim was an excellent host and the beer was tall and cool!

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Gracie May on watch.

See YouDown The Road