{"id":370,"date":"2018-06-20T13:29:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T19:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2018-06-20T13:29:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T19:29:15","slug":"rendezvous-in-wy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rendezvous in WY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What chance is there waaaaay out here in WY of meeting up with family and friends. Well, not quite as slim as you think.<\/p>\n<p>Our first meet-up was with Darrin&#8217;s younger(?) brother, Paul, and his lovely companion, Virginia (and of course Trouble, aka Beastie Boy, and Harley). They were travelling all the way up here from FL and we happened to land at the same campground. That&#8217;s our story and we are sticking with it!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372\" style=\"width: 1656px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/paul-ds-brother\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?fit=1656%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1656,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1529410880&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00462962962963&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paul Ds brother\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Darrin&amp;#8217;s younger brother Paul&amp;#8230;where&amp;#8217;s my walker?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?fit=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?fit=525%2C634&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?resize=525%2C634\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?w=1656&amp;ssl=1 1656w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?resize=768%2C928&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?resize=848%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Paul-Ds-brother.jpeg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darrin&#8217;s younger brother Paul&#8230;where&#8217;s my walker?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then we met-up with the Conways from NH at Devil&#8217;s Tower! We had a great reunion, catch-up, chow down and soggy hike around Devil&#8217;s Tower. Thanks for swinging by guys! Safe travels!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373\" style=\"width: 1415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/conways-at-devils-tower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?fit=1415%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1415,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1529439565&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Conways at Devil&amp;#8217;s Tower\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Our friends from back east! &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?fit=525%2C743&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-373\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?resize=525%2C742\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?w=1415&amp;ssl=1 1415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Conways-at-Devils-Tower.jpeg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our friends from back east!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have had a great, if soggy, week in the WY Black Hills and Devil&#8217;s Tower area. We stayed at a great little campground in the national forest, Reuters. Randy, the amazing host took great care of us. Thanks Randy\u2026hi to Boo and Shadow!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/wy-black-hills-crew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1293&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1293\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1529326421&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0416666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WY Black Hills crew\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The whole motley crew&amp;#8230;Paul, Virginia, Randy and well you know the guy on the end\ud83d\ude0e&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?fit=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?fit=525%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?resize=525%2C339\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?resize=1024%2C662&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-crew.jpeg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The whole motley crew&#8230;Paul, Virginia, Randy and well you know the guy on the end\ud83d\ude0e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375\" style=\"width: 1999px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/wy-black-hills-camping-in-the-clouds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?fit=1999%2C1177&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1999,1177\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1529340365&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WY Black Hills Camping in the Clouds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WY Black Hills. Camping in the clouds, 40s and 50s and raining.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?fit=525%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?resize=525%2C309\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?w=1999&amp;ssl=1 1999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?resize=768%2C452&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?resize=1024%2C603&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WY-Black-Hills-Camping-in-the-Clouds.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WY Black Hills. Camping in the clouds, 40s and 50s and raining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They say the sun is supposed to shine tomorrow, but we are not holding our breath. Remember how we were complaining about the heat? Well, be careful what you wish for. It is in the 50s and soggy, but what a view! We&#8217;ll take it! Although I can&#8217;t figure out why Darrin keeps piling up his mash potatoes?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/devils-tower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?fit=1717%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1717,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1529435328&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Devils Tower\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The view of Devil&amp;#8217;s Tower from our campsite. Pretty awesome, if a bit soggy.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?fit=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?fit=525%2C612&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-376 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?resize=525%2C612\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?w=1717&amp;ssl=1 1717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?resize=768%2C895&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?resize=879%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 879w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Devils-Tower.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks Jenny and Scott for the inspiration for the blog title and the sage. I think I&#8217;m feeling a little batty now\ud83d\ude0b Hope you had a safe trip back to Laramie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What chance is there waaaaay out here in WY of meeting up with family and friends. Well, not quite as slim as you think. Our first meet-up was with Darrin&#8217;s younger(?) brother, Paul, and his lovely companion, Virginia (and of course Trouble, aka Beastie Boy, and Harley). They were travelling all the way up here &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/20\/rendezvous-in-wy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rendezvous in WY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[42,55,9,4,51],"class_list":["post-370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-uncategorized","tag-black-hills","tag-devils-tower","tag-land-rover","tag-travel","tag-wyoming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ImxW-5Y","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}