Day 3: Custer's Last Camp

We got up in the morning at Estes Park and were surprised to find the great view we had from our camp site - we couldn't see anything the night before. We packed up camp and headed out, actually able to enjoy the twisty mountain roads in the daytime.




Some of the roads in Rocky Mountain Park were closed, but we were able to make it in about 15 miles before we had to go back out the way we came. We went from no snow on the ground to 12ft walls of snow on the side of the road by the time we reached the closed part of the road around 11,800ft. You can see from the photos it's a little different from Texas in May. We also have some great time-lapse videos that we'll post when we have the chance.




We left the Rockies heading East and then headed up into Wyoming, which was a nice relaxing ride. As far as we could see, there were great rolling hills with white rock features jutting through the ground and lots of livestock. The roads were in great condition and we made good time into South Dakota.


Once in South Dakota we headed up to Custer State Park. It was late by the time we got there and we set up camp in the dark again. The facilities were pretty minimal with just chemical toilets, no sinks or showers. We used our camp stoves for the first time to cook dinner, and built a wood fire to eat in front of. It had been another long day, but we slept well that night.