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derful
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.
Lunch at
The Cottage Café
and plan
for dinner at
Bosco's.
Baseball fans can get tickets to watch the collegiate league
Casper
Cutthroats.
Back on the mountain, if the
Crimson Dawn Museum
is open, stop in to drink
in the lore of the mountain.
Day 5: Casper to Buffalo (about 115 miles)
Head north on I-87, which runs parallel to the old
Bozeman Trail.
This is stark open coun-
try, with the
Thunder Basin National Grassland
sweeping out east of the highway. In
Buffalo, belly up to the bar in the historic
Occidental Hotel
for a meal and a cozy room for
the night. For a little exercise, hit the 13-mile
Clear Creek Trail System.
If you're lucky,
you'll be able to catch the weekly
Cowgirl Rodeo
(Tuesday) or the
Lion's Club Rodeo
(Friday).
Day 6: Buffalo to T-A Guest Ranch (about 23 miles)
Rise early and hightail it to the
T-A Guest Ranch,
south of Buffalo off Highway 196, where
you'll spend the next four days. This is where cowboy culture comes to life.
Days 7-9: T-A Guest Ranch
Spend the next three nights enjoying an
authentic ranch experience.
Activities range from
riding to fly-fishing, hiking, biking, and golf. You'll visit tipi rings and Bozeman Trail sites
on the property, plus important battlefields nearby. Expect to work and play hard.
Day 10: T-A Guest Ranch to Sheridan (about 59 miles)
Trade your saddle for a bucket seat and head north to Sheridan. Consider a stop at
Fort
Phil Kearny State Historic Site
and the tiny town of
Big Horn
to see the
Bradford Brin-
ton Memorial and Museum.
Enjoy a last meal—Wyoming gourmet—at
Frackleton's
on
Main Street in Sheridan.
