The Best and the Worst of the 2019 Road Trip

We made it – 4,840 miles. In 21 days. The 2019 Road Trip is finished. On every Road Trip, there is always good times and bad. On the last night of the trip over a whiskey, we sit down and reflect about the trip and sum it all up. Here is a summary of this trip:

The Best….

Best Small Towns: (population less than 5,000): Buffalo WY | Twin Bridges MT | Gardiner, MT

Best Medium Towns: (population more than 12,000 less than 20,000): Sheridan WY | Steamboat Springs CO | Cody WY.

Best night stays in rental accomodations: Nelson Inn-Sheridan WY | Livingston KOA |  Mt Lassen KOA | The Cody-Cody WY |Dubois KOA

Best views: Twin Bridges MT | Paradise Valley-Livingston MT | Dubois-Wind River WY

Nicest people: Sheridan WY | Cody WY

Best Chamber of Commerce: Gardiner MT

Cleanest and Organized KOA: Mt Lassen KOA

Best breakfast: Pancakes at Livingston-KOA

Best lunch: Laramie WY, Campus McAlister’s Deli (found this from BringFido.com).

Best dinner: Carl’s homecooked BBQ

Best Camping night in pine trees: Mt Lassen KOA

Best coffee: Little Bakery and Bistro, 35N Main Street, Sheridan WY

Best maintained highways: Wyoming and Oregon

Best Historic Downtown(with authentic old buildings-clean & well maintained): Park City UT | Buffalo WY |Sheridan WY

Best College Downtown: Bozeman MT

Best Wine: Rudy Zinfindel- Calistoga CA

Best Whisky: Wyoming Whiskey, Kirby WY

Best Store: FM Light-Steamboat Springs CO | Custom Cowboy Store – Cody, WY

Best of all Things (Carl’s pick): Buffalo Bill’s Museum, Cody WY

Best of all Things (Laureen’s Picks): 1. Sheridan Art District – SAGE (and selling my painting there) 2. Buffalo WY-UCross and Longmire stuff 3. Lamar Valley Yellowstone Park and seeing Buffalo

The Worst…..

Worst night stay: Colter Bay, Grand Tetons National Park

Worst Views: Idaho south border to Pocatello

Most desolate: SE Oregon via highway 20 Boise to Christmas Valley

Worst highways: California

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