Day 5: South Dakota to Wyoming

The long drive to Jackson, Wyoming

Total drive: 10 hours, 9.5 of which were in Wyoming. To our dismay, the scenery did not dramatically change as we crossed over the border from S.D.  In fact, it got a little more boring. In terms of road-company, it was slim pickins. We actually passed a town with a population of 4.  4!? They were bragging about it on their “Lost Springs” Welcome sign. No thanks. I’ve seen enough weird in Manhattan.

Cure for today’s car boredom: Filming Johnny singing. Out of respect, I only sent a clip to his female relatives without permission. Mutual respect is incredibly important in a relationship.

The Scenery: So many cows...which prompted our first “disagreement “of the day. Do we eat cow meat, bull meat, or both? Still not sure about the answer…when we Googled it, a posted question distracted us. The question was: “Is it wrong to eat cow penis?” Reportedly, said person bought some in Chinatown and found it to be delicious, in case you fall upon the opportunity one day.  See?! Manhattan has enough weird.

We saw every type of terrain today. Wyoming can't decide what it wants to be, so it has it all. We started off in green farmland, then grassland with cows, then dry grassland with less cows, then barren (BORING) desert, and then lush mountains.  Then, it oscillated between desert, grassland and mountains until we reached the Tetons. At that point, the scenery committed to mountains and we were exhausted. Here's a visual summary of our day:

 

The grand finale- The Tetons! It was absolutely breath-taking and I took 100 identical photos just to make sure I captured the awesomeness.

The people of “Heartland”: We are technically out of heartland now, but yes, its all true. People are nicer and SLOWER out here. I feel like a complete spazz when I interact with all these steady eddies.  

Johnny’s new nickname for me: Road Princess. Apparently, my patience is decomposing each day and my high-maintenance-ness is mounting. Yes, we all applaud Johnny for putting up with me. He’s a patient man.

Passenger condition: We are very sore from our Lake Sylvan hike. I feel like I did 11,000 squats which is mildly uncomfortable to sit on all day. For tomorrow’s day off, we are choosing between hiking, horseback riding and golf. Clearly, we all know where I stand in that conversation. Wish me luck!

We saw some California plates today. I think this means we are getting closer?? We are anxious to get settled but look forward to exploring Wyoming tomorrow! I'll update afterwards. Love you all very much.