Summer Road Trip to Yellowstone

6 days / 1441 miles / 23 hours 16 minutes

Even as a child, I thought there was something compelling about a great American road trip to Yellowstone National Park. As we hurtled down the interstate at seventy miles per hour, the world somehow seemed to slow down for a bit. Perhaps it was the freedom of the 1,200-some miles of open road between the Midwest and Out West. More likely, time lingered as a product of being held idly captive in the backseat.
by: Emily Rappleye

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Day 1
- Madison, WI, United States
- 9:00 - 499.5 miles / 7 hours 17 minutes - 16:18
  The Corn Palace
Day 2
- The Corn Palace
  A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world
- 10:00 - 209.8 miles / 3 hours 2 minutes - 12:03
  Badlands NationalPark
Day 3
- Badlands NationalPark
  The rugged beauty of the Badlands draws visitors from around the world. These striking geologic deposits contain one of the world’s richest fossil beds.
- 10:00 - 30.3 miles / 47 minutes - 10:48
  Wall Drug
  The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water and jackalopes
- 11:48 - 118.5 miles / an hour 55 minutes - 13:44
  Wind Cave National Park
Day 4
- Wind Cave National Park
  Named for barometric winds at its entrance, this complex labyrinth of passages contains a unique formation – boxwork.
- 10:00 - 39.3 miles / 51 minutes - 10:52
  Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- 11:52 - 133.1 miles / 2 hours 15 minutes - 14:08
  Devil's Tower
Day 5
- Devil's Tower
  The first declared National Monument in the United States
- 10:00 - 316.7 miles / 5 hours 10 minutes - 15:11
  Cody Night Rodeo, West Yellowstone Avenue, Cody, WY, United States
Day 6
- Cody Night Rodeo, West Yellowstone Avenue, Cody, WY, United States
  The Cody Nite Rodeo is the longest running and the only place that rodeos every night for 76 years of fun family western entertainment! http://www.codystampederodeo.com/
- 10:00 - 93.8 miles / an hour 55 minutes - 11:56
  Yellowstone National Park, WY, United States