Originally Posted by
DamnYankee
You're going right next through the Black Hills of South Dakota which are amazing. If you don't do anything else on this trip check out the Crazy Horse monument and museum (in the Black Hills). The monument is amazing. It's also close to Mount Rushmore, but that pales in comparison to the Crazy Horse monument.
It's out of your way, but the Battle of Little Big Horn was fought just over the border in Montana (Crow Agency) where Custer and the 7th Cavalry rightfully got their asses handed to them. A good place to visit and reflect on how the U.S. government screwed the Native Americans nine ways to Sunday.
There are some very, very spread out places in Wyoming. Make sure you have plenty of gas before hitting the long stretches. There's also a ton of open range in Wyoming so watch out for cattle, moose, antelope, etc. Some of the coolest pictures I've taken are from Wyoming.
That being said:
Imagine wrecking and landing where no one can see you from a road that doesn't have much traffic to begin with. You're injured and have to get attention but can't move. A lot of people will laugh at these suggestions, but they're the same ones that wouldn't last in a survival situation: When traveling sparsely populated areas (like Wyoming), you should keep a few items on hand in case you break down, wreck, etc. (water, food, charged phone, spare phone battery, small signal mirror, flashlight, etc.). You should also give someone a timeline of your trip, when you're getting to what city, where you're staying, etc. Check in with them to keep them posted of your progress so that in the event you wreck where no one sees you etc., someone knows something is wrong and has a ballpark idea of where you might be. Again...some will think this is extreme but they're the same ones that don't know how many rows away the exit doors are on an airplane when they fly and couldn't start a fire without a bbq lighter and gallon of gas.
Have fun, I'm sure everything will go fine, but be prepared.
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