2018 Transatlantic and Road Trip: Day 32

We are used to early starts now. So it's becoming routine, even on a day when there is no reason to get away early.

Our main objective today - a transfer day - was to find the T.A Moulton barn. This historic barn (and associated other buildings) were part of an old Mormon settlement in the late 1800s. Situated right below the famous Grand Tetons, this barn features in many photos of the area. So even before we left Australia, this was on my to do list. Despite some early lingering low cloud it makes for wonderful photos.

As we continued to Casper, our overnight stop on the way to South Dakota, we passed through some lovely countryside - rolling hills and valleys swathed in autumn colours; fringed with the ubiquitous Lodgepole pines.

We crossed the Continental Divide yet again, but this time we were higher than on any previous crossing, at 9658', over Togwatee Pass. Maybe this is a word from the local Shoshone tribe.

We stopped for lunch at a roadside rest stop. What a substantial place this was! Stone built picnic huts, children's playground, pet running area (no pets on grass please), and a substantial building for toilet facilities. I resisted the urge to photograph the inside - fake marble basins and floor tiles, very clean and well cared for.

The rolling hills and unusual rock formations which had dominated the first half of the day, now changed to open plains with flat ridges reminiscent of Western movies. This open countryside is home to Pronghorn Antelope. We saw many herds as we continued towards Casper.

After a stop at Devil's Half Acre, an amazing dead end canyon, used by Native Americans to herd buffalo to kill, we continued on to Casper. Along the way the plains were protected from wind drifts by massive snow fences. Difficult to capture in a photograph.