The annual district competition for my Barbershop chorus will be held in Cheyenne, WY this year. In keeping with the past, we’ll use this excuse as a launching point for a vacation… this time 2-weeks from 9/25 – 10/10. I’ve never been in the area and am rather overwhelmed by all of the info on the web about things to do. So, I turn to my FT friends for advice.
This is the
current route, with few restrictions.
If you’ve looked at the link, the general highlights are:
Cheyenne
Mount Rushmore
Big Horn National Park
Yellowstone
(We do Colorado rather regularly being so close, so haven’t scheduled anything there.)
The primary restriction is that I have to be in Cheyenne on 9/25 & 9/26, and will probably be in a coma on 9/27
. From there, we’d like to start the journey.
9/28 Cheyenne to Mount Rushmore appears to be about a 5-hour drive according to the current route; does that seem about right? Anything to “not miss” on the way? How long does one need in the Mount Rushmore area?
9/29 – 9/30 Mount Rushmore to Big Horn National Park is about 4-hours drive; does that seem about right? Anything to “not miss” on the way? How long does one need in the Big Horn National Park area?
10/1 – 10/5 Big Horn National Park to Yellowstone North Entrance is about 5-hours drive; does that seem about right? Anything to “not miss” on the way? How much of Yellowstone will be open during the time period? I know that weather starts to get sketchy and things may be closing/closed. My current thought is to budget the most time here, but what are your thoughts?
10/6 – 10/7 Yellowstone to the Grand Tetons is about 3-hours; does that seem about right? Anything to “not miss” on the way? How long does one need in the Grand Tetons area?
10/8 – 10/10 Grand Tetons to Albuquerque is the longest drive with no real scheduled stops. OK, we’re going to go to the Burger Bar is Roy, UT, but that’s because it is along the way. We’ll probably break the drive into 2-3 days.
Is the time alloted for each spot reasonable? What am I missing that I should see while in the area?
Opinions, suggestions, and general criticisms are welcome.