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The 200 mile drive down I-84 brought us back to a familiar Hill AFB for a few days to visit some of areas that were still on our bucket list.<\/p>\n
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Eccles Rail Center, the\u00a0Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum\u00a0and the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum. Quite a collection of diverse local history, all under one roof.<\/p>\n The drive to the Grand Teton National Park from Ogden is one of the best scenic drives around. Logan Canyon Scenic Byway from Logan to Garden City up through to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest following the Logan River is breathtaking.<\/p>\n While in Garden City be sure to stop at Merlins Diner for an awesome burger and raspberry shake.<\/p>\n US Hwy 89\u00a0 then meanders up through Ashon to Alpine where you follow the Snake river into Jackson Hole and into the park.<\/p>\n We were hampered by inclimate weather (rain) then smoke from distant wildfires that completely cloaked the majestic peaks during our last stay. \u00a0This year we were fortunate to stay closer to the park at the Flagg Ranch Campground which is located between Tetons & Yellowstone National Park on the John D Rockefeller Parkway.<\/p>\n The morning light was as breathtaking as we had hoped for at Oxbow Bend, Schwabacher Landing and the \u201ciconic\u201d Moulton Barn. Millions of photos are taken at these places and I would have to say, justice is NOT served in pictures. The experience of being there far outweighs what we hope to capture in our photographic memories.<\/p>\n We acted like tourists one day and visited Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The highlight of the day was lunch at the Roadhouse Pub & Eatery. DO NOT leave the place without ordering the Duck Poutine French Fries, Au Poivre Sauce, Duck Confit with Fried Cheese Curds. Definitely a \u201cFoody-Moment\u201d.<\/p>\n Regardless of where we go and what we plan to see, Deb ALWAYS calls an audible that takes us to places that we had no idea existed. Teton Pass Highway \u2013 here we come! Off to Idaho to see the \u201cother side\u201d of the Tetons. The Pass is quite an adventure in itself, so glad we weren\u2019t driving the Black Pearl, the 10% grades up and down would have been nerve racking.<\/p>\n Wyoming Hwy 22 becomes Idaho Hwy 33 after you cross the state line, up through Victor, then the roadside eye candy begun. The vintage Spud Drive In Theater was a classic, the truck out front was a treat.<\/p>\n Up the road, we turned on State Hwy 32 and discovered we were following an old railroad grade that is now the Ashton-Tetonia Trail State Park. It\u2019s a 29.6-mile rail-trail\u00a0conversion built on the former Teton Valley Branch of the\u00a0Union Pacific Railroad\u00a0from\u00a0Ashton\u00a0to\u00a0Tetonia,\u00a0Idaho.<\/p>\n Along its path were the grain silos that once lined the railway. It was a spectacular sight to see these towers amongst the amber waves of grain.<\/p>\n We picked up US Hwy 20 in Ashton, crossed Henry\u2019s Fork River, up through Island Park and Big Springs, past Henry\u2019s Lake and quickly into West Yellowstone, Montana.<\/p>\n A pitstop for ice cream and we were quickly off to Yellowstone National Park. To put things into perspective, Yellowstone is\u00a0 3,472 square miles or 2,221,766 acres. In our previous trips to this park we had used the North and South Entrances. Entering the park from the West on US Hwy 191, let us follow along the Madison River, we drove past the tourist laden Grand Prismatic Spring, Morning Glory Pool and Old Faithful.<\/p>\n We continued our journey and stopped at the Kepler Cascades on Firehole River, crossed the Continental Divide at Craig Pass, then began our southerly route to the South Entrance on US Hwy 89. A puppy stop at Lewis Lake Campground, past Moose Falls and we were soon back to Flagg Ranch campground near the shores of the Snake river.<\/p>\n The drive to Cheyenne started on US Hwy 191, the John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway. Down past Jackson Lake in the Grand Teton National Park to Moran where we headed east on US Hwy 26. This route was a beautiful surprise. Over the Continental Divide, past the North Breccia Cliffs and followed the headwaters of the Wind River and past Rolling hills & periodic red rock cliffs. Dubois was the only significant town on this route until we headed south on US Hwy 287.<\/p>\n We motored through Fort Washakie, Lander and then Rawlins before we hopped on I-80 East to Cheyenne where we would stay at the Famcamp at F.E Warren Air Force Base.<\/p>\n We stayed here for a few days last year and it was nice to be back for a longer stay. Cheyenne is famous for its Frontier Days, which takes place each summer during the last full week in July. Thankfully we missed the chaos of that world-famous event.<\/p>\n We visited several Antique malls in Cheyenne that were really interesting. So much cowboy \/ western memorabilia that we weren’t accustomed to seeing. Deb also found an old cool camera and we discovered an awesome Asian Fusion place for lunch. If you ever visit Cheyenne, check out Bejo Sushi & Asian Cuisine. Top shelf.<\/p>\n A bit of history on vintage steam locomotives. 25 Union Pacific \u201cBig Boys\u201d were built to haul freight over the Wasatch mountains between Ogden, Utah, and Green River, Wyoming, later they were reassigned to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where they hauled freight over Sherman Hill to Laramie, Wyoming. Big Boys\u201d were the only locomotives to use a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement: four-wheel leading truck for stability entering curves, two sets of eight driving wheels and a four-wheel trailing truck to support the large firebox. Whew,, enough choo-choo lingo! Today, there are only 8 remaining. Cheyenne has two of them! We visited Holliday Park which hosts the 4004.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/0817191307a-e1579469039949-225x300.jpg\")
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