We departed Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, SD about 11:15 A.M. and headed for the Crow Creek Inn, Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, WY 315 miles distant.

We travelled secondary roads until we were about 100 miles from our destination and then it was I-25 South right to the gate of Warren Air Force Base.

Route 79 S Fairburn, SD

Route 18 W Hot Springs, SD

Route 18 W Hot Springs, SD

Route 18 W vicinity Fossil Cyad National Monument

Route 18 W east of WY border

I-25 S Lance Creek, WY snow fence.  Much sturdier than the New England snow fences I am familiar with.  I noted that cattle like stay on the leeward side of them during inclement weather.

 I-25 S Hat Creek, WY

I-25 S Slater, WY

I-25 S Slater, WY

I-25 S Slater, WY

I-25 S Chugwater, WY horse & rider figure on mountain

Warren Air Force Base gate, Cheyenne, WY

We arrived in the rain about 4:45 P.M. and checked into our quarters.  During the planning stages of this extended road trip we decided that we should have rest & relaxation periods along the way.  This being Memorial Day weekend we felt it was appropriate to do just that.  This turned out to be the perfect location. The following pictures are from the porch of our quarters.  The buildings are identical to the facility we occupied.  Our suite consisted of a living room, kitchenette, bedroom & bathroom.  It was very serene as their was very little happening on the base over the weekend.

This deer was not the least bit intimidated by people or automobiles and was a frequent visitor in front of our quarters.  We encountered several deer during our visit.