Bismarck to Idaho Falls

So I've been a little behind in getting updates on this thing. Way too busy driving and seeing stuff. We took off from Bismarck around 9 am. Really friendly service at the Select Inn we stayed at. Driving west we were again surprised at the change in terrain. We saw a scenic view turnoff and decided to take a look. What opened up was a sampling of the Badlands. The view was beautiful. Again, we've been so amazed at the scenery and changes in elevation, soil type and temperature. On this leg, while we were traveling through Montana we went from 37C down to 19C in a hurry as some wind and rain hit us while going through the start of some rugged areas.
We stopped in Billings for lupper and had some great food at a place called Famous Dave's BBQ.
It was recommended by a friend of mine and didn't disappoint. It's kind of like a Montana's in Winnipeg. Although people in Montana had never heard of Montana's....hmmm
It was a long day driving through some winding mountain roads. The regulars have no problem doing 75 mph through these areas....me not so much. The tough thing was to try and drink it all in while concentrating on keeping the car from going over a guard rail!
We took a secondary road which cut through part of Yellowstone and a really pretty mountain range which shot us out to the other side into Idaho and some spectacular cottage country.
Again, a little stressful for a prairie boy to be driving through mountain on one side and sheer drop on the other. All this with speed.
We did make it to Idaho Falls after about 13 hours. We figured we'd rather spend more time on the road early so that we could spend more time in the south. Found a very nice Best Western - CottonTree Inn. Pillow top beds, 24 hr access to pool area, free breakfast, free wi-fi. Just what the Dr ordered for a long day on the road.
If you click on the title of this chapter for this blog, it will take you to some of the pix we took on this leg of the trip. More to follow...