Albert Lea
18. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Day 2 - Breakfast with the Family before heading to Blue Earth. We survived the first day of driving, 643 miles from Battle Creek. Susan's first hotel breakfast waffle.
Blue Earth, MN
18. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Green Giant!
Corn Palace
18. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Corn displays and how corn gets from the field to the store you buy it from. - Valorie
Did you hear about the corn that joined the army? They made him a "Kernal"
Badlands 1
18. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Pictures of Badlands National Park. East entrance to Norbeck Pass
Badlands 2
18. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Mt. Rushmore
19. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Did you know that the pupils of their eyes are 6'high?
Custer St. Park/Crazy Horse
19. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Did the Wild Life Loop, saw pronghorn, mountain blue birds, burros, deer, and of course, bison.
The carving at Crazy Horse has progressed significantly since I first saw it in June 1976. This is theLæs mere
Devil's Tower National Monument
20. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Took the Tower trail, a 1.3 mile loop.
Big Horn Mountains -WY
20. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Up and over the Big Horns. Beautiful views from the steep, winding road. Saw a moose and several deer. Tough to take pictures when you really can't stop in the steep, hairpin turns.
Cody Stampede Rodeo
20. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
An evening at the rodeo, then pizza for dinner.
Yellowstone - Old Faithful
21. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Old Faithful, Savannah seemed to be egging it on
Yellowstone - West side of Loop
21. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Hot springs, paint pots, and the Gibbon Falls. Saw several Elk, Buffalo, and some Mountain Goats.
Spending the night in Gardiner, before heading back toward the Grand Tetons.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
22. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Yellowstone Falls & Tower Falls. Saw an osprey nesting by the Lower Falls overlook., but couldn't do it justice with the phone.
We did not pickup any baby buffalo, but while looking for a bear at anLæs mere
Grand Teton National Park
22. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Views from Jackson Lake and Jenny Lake. And along Cottonwood Creek.
While we went through the Jenny Lake scenic loop, the girls played in Cottonwood Creek. After playing for about 45 minutes, StephLæs mere
Heading Toward Denver
23. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today is mostly a travel day, overnighting in Loveland. Colorado. Crossed the Continental Divide twice. Between the two crossings was the Great Divide Basin, an area where the water does not shed toLæs mere
On the way to Topeka
25. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We dropped Mike off at Denver International Airport to fky back to Michigan. Unfortunately he had to bail on the rest of the trip because he had to work this weekend. Jobs, they just get in in the wayLæs mere
Missouri -The Show Me State
25. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Had lunch with Ken & Elizabeth in Independence,. Another excellent meal of local BBQ and lots of laughter about family stories.
We then continued on toward the Jefferson National Expansion MemorialLæs mere
Homeward Bound!
26. juni 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The final leg of the journey! St. Louis, MO to Battle Creek, MI.
Everyone had a wonderful time, but we are ready to resume our normal schedule and sleep in our own beds. I had better stop for whipLæs mere
