Thursday, June 1, 2017

Day-34, Buffalo WY to Hulett WY, 145 miles.  We have two main reasons for spending a couple of nights in Hulett.  The main reason is Devils Tower National Monument, just 9 miles away.  We drove near the Tower today but will wait until tomorrow morning  to hike at its base.  Today was very hot, almost 90 degrees, but tomorrow is expected to be cooler.  Better hiking weather. This afternoon we spent 2 hours at one of our favorite western themed museums which happens to be located right here in tiny Hulett, population less than 400.  The museum is a very funky place, owned and operated by a well known artist, Bob Coronato, who specializes in Western scenes and rodeo posters.  One of his portraits (of Russell Means) is now in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.  His museum here in Hulett, Rogues Gallery, contains many wonderful artifacts relating to Native American and cowboy history.  Some of the items can be purchased and, in fact, we have acquired several things over the past three or four years.  We were dismayed to learn this afternoon that Trump has pulled our country out of the Paris Climate Accords.  Bad news for Planet Earth.  Bad news for our international reputation.

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