Deadwood is famous for its Gold Rush days, circa 1875, and for where Wild Bill Hickok was killed in Saloon No. 10.

The afternoon couldn’t have been more splendid. We ambled through Ponderosa pines, white oaks, and a litter of boulders.

We saddled up and headed out of Yellowstone via the East Gate. This route took us through –aieeee! – the Sylvan Pass, which is a mountainous – watch out! – …

Yellowstone is a wild place, fraught with danger and peril. Park Rangers are fond of telling stories of hapless tourists, most who fall victim to their own foolishness.

Yellowstones’s iconic bus – great way to view the buffalo herds.

We’ve made our way at last to Yellowstone. The approach from the Tetons winds through a thick forest of Lodge Pole Pines, occasionally offering a view of lively streams and …

The beautiful thing about motor-homing is that you’re always home. So if you just want to have a lazy day and hang around in your pajamas, no one will argue …

We are camped at Colter Bay, which is on the northern end of Jackson Lake – spacious sites set in a conifer forest at the lake’s edge.

We stopped for a picnic at Cottonwood Creek, where the views were outstanding and Shadow had a chance to splash in the cold mountain stream.

Our band of intrepid travelers were scattered about today. Some went north to fly fish the Salt River, others rented mountain bikes and trekked around Jackson’s trails. But the truly …