Painful, just Painful
26. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
I don’t know what else to say….
Finally at Wall Drug
26. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
No words can really describe the Wall Drug experience… lots of shops, a moving T. Rex, we got some grub, and got a sense of what must’ve realistically been like to be in the wild West! (Ha haLæs mere
Good times in the Badlands
26. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Some people think there were also some bad times in the badlands…. We’re not sure what their true story is, because we were nowhere near a real cliff - and we’re not sure if we really got stuckLæs mere
Made it through the fog….
26. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
To get to our hotel….& It’s been like a month since Chris has been in a hot tub! He really really misses his hot tub at home (and his wife and kids as well of course!). Grateful to have a niceLæs mere
Speaking of Fog
26. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌫 45 °F
They just started the nightly lights on Mount Rushmore last Friday, so Chris was so excited to check it out. (the boys stayed behind in the hotel.).
Initially, you could not even see the presidentsLæs mere
Hurry up Boys, you should rush more!
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We arrived at Mount Rushmore… grateful to beat the crowd for the most part, an excellent viewing area, and we are excited for a little hike.
Putt Putt
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It all started off rather competitively, but Duncan ran away with the victory! Joey was especially crushed…(notice the sad posture, “Charlie Browning” in the background.) We won’t say whetherLæs mere
Crazy Horse
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It’s something else to see Crazy Horse right after Mount Rushmore, such a bigger undertaking! Cool that the boys got to take rocks from the visitor’s center from here.
Lee Valley Memories
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Almost 35 years ago, Chris spent about a month at this camp in training for being on our music ministry team for a year with a group called Lutheran Youth Encounter. These beautiful hills are veryLæs mere
Groundhogs on the way to the Tower
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
For some reason, Harry has it in his head that there are many groundhogs living on the top of Devil’s Tower (so we can find no evidence of this, we even asked to park Ranger!)… but we did meet aLæs mere
Fantastic Visit to Devil’s Tower
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
For all of us, this was our first visit to Devils Tower, and all of us believe it will not be our last! Everything about our time there was fantastic! It was almost 70°, you could see the tower forLæs mere
Bouldering on BIG Boulders!
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Elijah really took the lead and scurried up the pile of boulders cleared the tree line! (Beyond this, you need a permit to climb!). So cool to see some great teamwork among the boys, lots of memoriesLæs mere
Lovely Wyoming
27. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We are heading into the big states right now… Totally lovely drive as we get ready to tackle Yellowstone tomorrow.
About 90% of the way Home!
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We had some rain overnight, but as we look forward to spending most of the next two days in Yellowstone, it looks like we will have a great weather… and hopefully small crowds of people.
We areLæs mere
Another Cemetery Visit
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We visited Duncan’s great, great grandfather’s cemetery plot outside of Dayton, Wyoming.
Here’s the info from Duncan’s mom: “That was my great grandpa, who was a cattle rancher and was runLæs mere
What a view!
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Heading into Bighorn National Park, we quickly climbed in elevation… Ultimately we were at about 8500 feet above sea level! Much of the time, we were in fog and clouds. But when the Fog cleared, itLæs mere
Snow Ball Fight!
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
It is the month of June this weekend and we found snow for the first time on our trip. Chris is wondering if he was the biggest loser when I was all said any d done in the snowball fight.
Shell Falls
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Although this area is officially closed off, we parked and walked in to see the the raging waterfall… the steep and narrow cliffs meet for a beautiful canyon.
Why Wendy’s?
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Of all the places to grab a snack, the boys needed Wendy’s! However, the smell of Fat Racks BBQ could not be resisted by Chris….
Arrival - Finally at Yellowstone
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We are not quite sure exactly what adventure awaits us, but we are excited to find out. Duncan has been before, Harry went as a child, otherwise the rest of us are rookies.
Bear Time
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
How do you know that there’s a bear spotted in Yellowstone Park? When there’s a crowd of people and the big telescopic cameras come out, join them, and find the bears. We saw two big grizzlies andLæs mere
….and Bison up close!
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Just 200 yards down the road after leaving the Bears, we came upon a bison right next to a parking lot… again, I’m amazed at how people keep walking toward these wild animals. Glad that ourLæs mere
Bubble bubble boil and trouble
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Sure, we are aware that we are misquoting Macbeth, but there’s only one way to describe the mud volcano! (And our introduction to geothermal hotspots!)…various pix from various bubbling placesLæs mere
Upper Yellowstone Falls
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We have seen our share of incredible falls on our trip, but something about the roaring of these falls in the midst of the surrounding scenery was inspirational. (maybe that’s the reason they have aLæs mere
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
28. maj 2025, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
I’m not sure where I’ve been, but this was a real surprise as we landed here in Yellowstone. Pleasant panoramic views of the canyon and the Lower Falls were simply stunning.










































































































































































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