Painful, just Painful
26 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
I don’t know what else to say….
Finally at Wall Drug
26 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 ha Czytaj więcej
Good times in the Badlands
26 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 stuck Czytaj więcej
Made it through the fog….
26 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 nice Czytaj więcej
Speaking of Fog
26 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌫 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 presidents Czytaj więcej
Hurry up Boys, you should rush more!
27 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 whether Czytaj więcej
Crazy Horse
27 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 very Czytaj więcej
Groundhogs on the way to the Tower
27 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 a Czytaj więcej
Fantastic Visit to Devil’s Tower
27 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 for Czytaj więcej
Bouldering on BIG Boulders!
27 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 memories Czytaj więcej
Lovely Wyoming
27 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 are Czytaj więcej
Another Cemetery Visit
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 run Czytaj więcej
What a view!
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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, it Czytaj więcej
Snow Ball Fight!
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 and Czytaj więcej
….and Bison up close!
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 our Czytaj więcej
Bubble bubble boil and trouble
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 places Czytaj więcej
Upper Yellowstone Falls
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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 a Czytaj więcej
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
28 maja 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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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