Across The Great Divide

Across The Great Divide

by | Jun 24, 2017 | Oregon Trail 2017, Wyoming

Kate Wolf wrote a great song called “Across the Great Divide”.  And Nanci Griffith does a fine job singing it.  I heard Nanci’s voice singing in my head as I looked at the map studying the next part of my route.  I was going across the Great Divide...
On The Big Trail in Wyoming

On The Big Trail in Wyoming

by | Jun 17, 2017 | Oregon Trail 2017, Wyoming

I chose the title of this post in deference to my traveling companion, Hondo.  In 1930, Hondo (aka John Wayne) starred in The Big Trail.  In the movie, a young trapper named Breck Coleman (played by a young John Wayne) leads a wagon train of pioneers along the Oregon...
Cody, Wyoming – A Real Cowboy Town

Cody, Wyoming – A Real Cowboy Town

by | Jun 17, 2013 | Western Roadtrip, Wyoming

This post on Cody Wyoming was first published in June 2013 and has been updated with additional pictures and a new video. After four days, I left Yellowstone looking forward to getting back to some civilization.  I enjoyed my visit to this huge National Park and it...