Below: Passing through Sheridan Wyoming, the two RV Gypsies made a brief stop at the Bozeman Trail Overlook.

The Bozeman Trail began as a gold-rush trail-a shortcut from the main trail on the North Platte River to the gold fields of Montana. The several routes of the trail overlaid earlier Indian, trader and exploration routes in Wyoming and Montana. While only about 3,500 emigrants traversed the trail in 1864-66, its most significant consequence was that it cut through the Powder River Basin, the last and best hunting grounds of the Northern Plains Indians, and led to military occupation of the region and ultimately resulted in the Indian wars on the Northern Plains. After emigrant use ceased, the Trail served as a military road to the forts until it was abandoned in 1868 following the Fort Laramie Treaty. It was used again in 1876 by the forces of General George C. Crook, and shortly after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the route was opened and used by settlers.
--Susan Badger Doyle

Below: Crazy Woman Campground in Gillette. No one was at the office when the two RV Gypsies pulled up. A sign gave two telephone numbers to call to get a site. Both numbers had a voice message on them to leave a message. So the two RV Gypsies just picked an empty site and eventually found someone to pay to park in the campground. No one ever called them back.

There was no TV at sites, but there was cable in the lounge. The lounge and laundry room were combined, and the outside door was always open. There is a hospital adjoining the campground, so the two RV Gypsies sat in a hospital waiting room to watch TV for awhile. Trains could be heard all night long as they passed nearby blowing their very loud whistle. Karen Duquette hates the train noise while they are in a campground. That makes it harder to fall asleep, at least for Karen. Lee Duquette can sleep anytime, anywhere.