335 Miles - 8/29/09

You know you sometimes travel in the "wilderness" when Rand-McNally can't even map your day trip on their map. Case in point, after #3 we went through some very mountainous area once again in the middle of nowhere and the map couldn't even find us. Thank goodness we were relying on a county map.

We actually took a "day trip" on Saturday and were home before dark!!! We stayed "local" this time even though we put a lot of miles in on one day.

Our aim was to go to Barnum to see the Hole-In-The Wall where Butch Cassidy and his gang hid out from the law, pass through Mayoworth and over the mountains back through the Bighorns and then into Buffalo. Depending upon what time that was would determine our next destination. We ran out of time, so we've got more to look forward to another weekend.

For several weeks now, Joe and I have an established routine before leaving Casper:

1. Always have a full tank of gas
2. Have a prepared picnic lunch consisting of sandwiches, water, soft drinks, pudding, spoons, some type of snack cookie/cake, can of Pringles, some kind of fruit like a banana or apple, frozen containers of water, old dishtowels (for napkins) and Joe's medicine for the day. (After almost getting stuck and stranded last weekend, he's now decided that my advice of taking two days worth of meds is probably a good idea).
3. Have some cash money, get "Barking Bob" (our friendly? GPS dude), both of our charged cellphones, the cameras and accessories and an empty bladder.
4. And, lastly before leaving town, we stop by one of our friendly Loaf 'N Jugs (convenience store) and purchase two cheesewursters and polish sausages. plus a very large Diet Pepsi for $6.00 and some change for our breakfast.

And that's the way we started out yesterday.