Elk Mountain Hotel

After driving through Idaho and Utah, we found a Harvest Host RV location in the middle of Wyoming. This stop was a great, unexpected stop on our trip home. About 5 miles off Interstate 80 in the small crossroads town of Elk Mountain.

The Elk Mountain Hotel is one of those places that bleed pioneer history. Originally a stagecoach stop on the Overland Trail in 1862. When the Stage stop fell into disrepair and was destroyed by fire, the hotel replaced it in 1905. Stagecoach travel was replaced in 1868 with the coming of the Union Pacific Railroad. A music pavilion was built next to the hotel in 1920, bringing famous musical acts to Wyoming. Big bands such as Tommy Dorsey and Louis Armstrong were regular stops in Elk Mountain, drawing crowds from the surrounding area.

After a long drive, it was a fun dinner stop. The restaurant on the bottom floor served the best steak of the trip. Now off to Seward, Nebraska. We are close to the halfway mark of our journey home from California and the Oregon Coast.