Painful, just Painful
26 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
I don’t know what else to say….
Finally at Wall Drug
26 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 haLäs mer
Good times in the Badlands
26 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 stuckLäs mer
Made it through the fog….
26 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 niceLäs mer
Speaking of Fog
26 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌫 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 presidentsLäs mer
Hurry up Boys, you should rush more!
27 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 whetherLäs mer
Crazy Horse
27 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 veryLäs mer
Groundhogs on the way to the Tower
27 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLäs mer
Fantastic Visit to Devil’s Tower
27 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 forLäs mer
Bouldering on BIG Boulders!
27 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 memoriesLäs mer
Lovely Wyoming
27 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 areLäs mer
Another Cemetery Visit
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 runLäs mer
What a view!
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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, itLäs mer
Snow Ball Fight!
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 andLäs mer
….and Bison up close!
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 ourLäs mer
Bubble bubble boil and trouble
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 placesLäs mer
Upper Yellowstone Falls
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLäs mer
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
28 maj 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 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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