RoadTripping And Camping In The West W/ Kids: Black Hills (SD) To Billings (MT) & Our Visit To Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument- (10)

Whew, it’s a long title but so much to pack into a day of driving. The actual drive time wasn’t too bad for this one and the drive was spectacular and beautiful, as you follow history through time meandering into the areas that encompass some of the worst of the Indian Wars fought in the West.
Roadtripping And Camping In The West With Kids: Cheyenne To The Black Hills- (7)

Cheyenne straight through to the Black Hills in one day is totally doable; but what a shock it was to drive for hours through a sea of flat plains, without a hill or mountain in sight. It was almost eerie. But the Black Hills didn’t disappoint.
Roadtripping and Camping In The West W/ Kids: “Hell On Wheels” Rodeo- 6

Although we took this roadtrip in summer, the info is still valid and the trip fresh in my mind as if it were yesterday. So here we go-
Roadtripping and Tent Camping In the West W/Kids- Dinosaur To Cheyenne-(5)

Another long drive out of Utah, through northern Colorado and into Wyoming. We were really in the iconic Western US now. But after nights of tent camping, the crew was ready for hot showers and a warm hotel room.
Roadtripping And Camping With Kids- Dinosaur National Monument- 4

After the longest driving day of the roadtrip, we finally arrive at Dinosaur National Monument…which totally blew away our expectations. Here’s a quick run down and pictures of Dinosaur National Monument.
Roadtripping and Camping In The Western US With Kids-1
We sold our sailboat and our skoolie but we still love to travel with our kids. So these posts will highlight some of the extraordinarily places our most recent travels have taken us. This was our first camping roadtrip since leaving the boat, so a bit of a shakedown for all of us.
