We said goodbye to Yellowstone and began our trek across the Cowboy State. We stopped in Cody for a few nights, at Buffalo Bill State Park, then made our way to Casper, passing vast expanses of sagebrush-grassland. At first glance, you might conclude the passing landscape is a wasteland but then you notice the pronghorn. Pronghorn are one of North America’s most impressive mammals. They have the longest land migration in the continental US and are also the fastest land animal in North America. They are the second fastest land mammal in the world! (Cheetahs are the fastest) Pronghorn can run 60 mph and are found only in America.
Another noteworthy sighting, as we traveled through the sagebrush-grassland….lots and lots of motorcycles. I think most were connected to the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis. I’m not as interested in motorcycles as I am pronghorn but I have to admit I was enamored with the Indian Motorcycle we saw at a rest area.
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