Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
drove to Buffalo, Wyoming
and along the way, they got surprised by
an amazing Welcome Center in Beulah, WY
May 21, 2016

Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. In recent years, the town has boomed economically due to methane production from the coal bed methane extraction method used in the Powder River Basin and surrounding areas. Even though energy is a vital part of its economy, agriculture and tourism are two other major components. Buffalo is located at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, so recreation is a short distance away. Many generational ranchers still run cattle and sheep over the highly productive terrain.

Lee and Karen Duquette stopped at the Northeast Wyoming Visitor Welcome Center, I-90 exit 199 in Beulah, Wyoming. What a great way to introduce someone to this state. More states should build such informative visitor centers. This center describes the geological history of the region, the native Indian history and migration, the flora and fauna, and the various natural and touristy sites to see. Great visitor center, lots of photographic displays. The outside of the building some interesting things to look at too, not to mention great scenery of the black spruce hills and the almost empty highway. Karen Duquette loves learning new things as they travel.

Below: Geologic History of the Lakota's Sacred Hills

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette also loved the Inside of the Wyoming Welcome Center.

Time for Lee and Karen Duquette, The Two RV Gypsies to get on the road again.

Below: Karen and Lee Duquette, The two RV Gypsies continued their journey on I-90. They loved that there was almost no traffic.

Below: A cowboy and his horse - Two different views of the SAME statue (under different lighting conditions and angles) taken from the moving RV as the two RV Gypsies got off the highway for fuel, then back on the highway again. Lee Duquette could NOT stop near the statue, so Karen Duquette took the best photos she could through the closed front window of the RV. (The front window of RV's do not open)

Below: While Lee Duquette was putting fuel in the RV, Karen Duquette took a short walk to the corner to photograph another cowboy statue from different angles.

As the two RV Gypsies traveled along, Karen Duquette noticed the snow on top of the mountains in the distance.

Note: The two RV Gypsies, Lee and Karen Duquette, were also in Buffalo, Wyoming in 2013 and they explored downtown Buffalo, The Historic Occidental Hotel, Healy Reservoir, and saw some pronghorns. You may see those photos now if you choose and there will be a link at the bottom of that page to bring you right back here.

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