Yesterday was the equivalent of a day of scenic sailing on a cruise. We left the Spearfish Canyon Lodge at 8:30 on our way to our final destination of Cody, Wyoming and the Holiday Inn. Along the way we cut through the Bighorn Mountains getting as high as an elevation of 9000 feet! It was so interesting to see the landscape change from plains to beautiful mountains and then desert. We had about twelve moose sightings along the way plus plenty of pronghorn and mule deer. And of course cattle!! We had a few rest stops and one of them was Burgess Junction which had a display showing the geologic change this area went through. Because the layers of the earth "folded", the rock layers on top are actually older than what is on the bottom. The exact opposite of what you would expect.
We made it to the hotel about 4:30. We were handed our keys and waited in our room for our bags to be delivered. About 4:45 this arrived. We had a brief mandatory rest period and then headed to dinner. Tonight wasn't a group dinner. We'd be hitting the town on our own! I had looked up the Trailhead restaurant as we were driving through the mountains. It had a great menu. We had the most amazing fried Brussels Sprouts with a bourbon honey molasses gastrique and garnished with pistachios and brinoised apples! So good!! Also some tasty chicken wings with espresso BBQ sauce and a pork green chili soup. And two pizzas. One was Fungi topped with arugula and the other was Bandiera which had roasted garlic, salami and pesto! Why two pizzas? Our tour guide said that the lunch options today will be limited. So now we have our lunch.
After dinner we also checked out a brewery called Pat O'Hara's and had a delicious sour beer called Violet Delights.
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