WEATHER: Cool, highs in 60s.
We left Devil's Tower Monument early and stopped in a small town cafe for breakfast. It is always fun to listen to the conversations. A cowboy next to us ordered a breakfast steak with his eggs and hashbrowns. It was huge! (We split the senior breakfast plate). :-)
We drove about 100 miles west. The mountain peaks and pronghorn antelopes were a beautiful sight from the car
We stopped in Buffalo for lunch. It is a cute town, in the foothills of the Bighorn National Forest, part of the Rocky Mountains. 
We told the waiter that we were heading up to the mountains for camping. He said he hoped we have our snow gear.
Lunch was at the saloon at the Occidental Hotel, in business since 1880. Prior satisfied customers are Teddy Roosevelt, Wild Bill Hickok, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. We split a buffalo burger and a Wyoming beer.
We strolled around downtown. It was so pleasant that we decided to camp here overnight rather than in the snowy Rockies.
We found a commercial campground near town. Nice shady sites with electricity, and wonderful bathrooms with private showers.
In the afternoon, we relaxed at the pool while I did LOTS of laundry. Pretty nice way to get that chore accomplished!
We found a trail and walked into town to try their local microbrewery. George liked their stout. He also sampled their chili-infused porter which wasn't too bad.
DINNER: As with most commercial campgrounds, there was not a fire ring, so I cooked inside. I microwaved potatoes, and made a sour cream/adobo sauce mix with leftovers. Green beans on the side. Pretty good!
This campground has wifi and electricity, but no TV channel signals. So after dinner we watched on Netflix the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It features Devil's Tower Monument. We could have watched it at the Devil's Tower Monument KOA had we stayed there last night However, ithe KOA appeared kind of dumpy and cost $50, as compared with the national park rustic campground at the foot of the tower, where we stayed for $6.
Wise choice on camping in town rather than up in the snow. You sure are making quick progress across the West!
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