Four States in One Day!

We were awakened by a young girl dragging her very heavy suitcase down metal stairs at 3:40 this morning.  We only catnapped after the rude awakening.  At 5:30, we decided to make this a heavy travel day.

We left Amarillo around 6:15 this morning.  Just south of Raton, New Mexico, those glorious Rocky Mountains came into view.  We reached Denver around noon, Cheyenne at 2:30, and rolled into Casper, Wyoming, at 4:30 this afternoon.  We logged a total of 799 miles today.

We have seen a lot of wildlife, mostly deer and antelope.  This morning, traveling a back road to Dalhart, we were surprised by five antelope about to cross the road.

This evening, our room has a view of Rattlesnake Hills.  I used the "big gun" (which I affectionately have named my new long-distance lens) to take this shot of an antelope.  He was easily over a football field away.  Magnificent!

Tonight we will pull the maps out and make plans for our entry into Canada.  Do we go through Waterton or Banff?  We have the opportunity to meet up with one of David's colleagues in Dawson Creek on July 6th.