Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Day 3 Devels Tower, MT to Bozeman, MT

Day 3 started at the base of Devils Tower.  It was very special, camping right at the base and being able to look up and see the tower.  Pretty cool.  Because of the one hour time change, we were all awake at 5:30 AM (our bodies thought it was 6:30 and time to get up).  So we did [grin].  The temperature was 39 degrees and overcast.  We ate breakfast and got an early start.  Out of the park at 8:07 AM.

It was a good thing we started early because it was going to be one of our longest days.  We had to travel over 430 miles to Bozeman, MT.  Saw some antelope in Wyoming.  Saw our first sighting of snow covered mountains in the far distance.  Mom thought they were just clouds, but she was wrong. As we continued on, they got closer and we took several pictures of the snowy mountains.

Crossed into Montana at 11:55 and the temperature was 55 degrees.  At 1:09 stopped at a rest stop and ate lunch in the camper.  West of Billings, MT we went through our highest pass at 5660 feet.  The truck and 5th wheel performed flawlessly.  So did the driver.  No comment on the passengers [grin].  Arrived at Sunrise Campground in Bozeman, MT at 4;20 pm.  The temperature was 75 degrees.  It was a good day.

We drove 427 miles today for a total of 1153 miles in three days.
We used 54 gallons of fuel today for a total of 124 gallons in three days.
We averaged 9.7 mpg today for an average for the three days of 9.2 mpg.

Enjoy the pictures in the following link.

Click to see Day 3 route and pictures.


4 comments:

Steve L said...

Keep up the postings. I don't know how long it takes to complete each night but its cool to look at. We need more pictures!

Probably no time to swing by the kids cancer camp while you are there?

Steve L said...

For anyone that wants to comment, the easiest way is to select the "Name/URL" selection below the comment. Type your name and hit continue (no need for anything in the URL.

Rodney/Dana said...

Thanks Steve! now we can too. I tried to do it on the first day but could not.

Rodney/Dana said...

We are enjoying the day to day adventures. Keep up the good work. And more pictures please.

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