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We are traveling to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Tetons and Glacier National Park, with a few stops along the way. Leer más
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    21 de mayo de 2019
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    Travel and Akta Lakota Museum

    21 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    Today, we left Milwaukee bright and early. We got to see a beautiful sunrise as we headed west out of town. We traveled most of the day before stopping at the Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center in Chamberlain, South Dakota. The museum is housed at St. Joseph's Indian School, which is run by the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Here, we toured an exhibit detailing the history, culture and traditions of the Lakota people. It was a fascinating learning experience. On a side note, we learned the meaning for the word "Kinnikinnic". According to a display in the museum, tobacco would be "mixed with sumac leaves and the dried inner bark of red alder, dogwood, or red willow." Living in Milwaukee, I've always wondered what this term means. Now, I know. We spent a couple hours at the museum before heading to Pierre to spend the night.Leer más

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    Minuteman, Badlands and Wall Drug

    22 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    After leaving Pierre this morning we made our way west. After a stop at the Minuteman Missile Historic Site. From there we traveled through Badlands National Park on our way to Rapid City. The park has many geologic features reminiscent of the Painted Desert in Arizona. A major difference is the large swaths of prairie grass spread throughout the park's buttes. As we drove through we were treated to two surprise sightings of the park's resident long horn sheep, once along the main road and a second time grazing on a grassy area of a butte. Once we left the park, we headed to Wall where we briefly stopped at the famous Wall Drug. If you're looking for a South Dakota souvenir, you'll definitely find it here. After a little shopping, we continued on to our next overnight stop: Rapid City.Leer más

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    Mt. Rushmore

    23 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

    We did some sightseeing around Rapid City today. First, we returned to Mt. Rushmore, where we had last been 20 years ago. The view was slightly different during this trip because the area was covered in snow. From Mt. Rushmore, we traveled the Needles Highway through Custer State Park. We finished the day at Devil's Tower in eastern Wyoming.Leer más

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    Custer State Park

    23 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

    Located southwest of Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park offers a variety of recreational opportunities. A major road through the park is Needles Highway. Along the highway are several geologic formations. In addition to these natural wonders, we were treated to several wildlife sightings, including one little fellow that decided to pose for the camera.Leer más

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    Gardiner Views

    24 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    We traveled from Rapid City today. Gardiner, Montana sits on the northern entrance to Yellowstone. After arriving in early evening we decided to walk to the Roosevelt Arch. Along the way we saw a rainbow, crossed the Yellowstone River, and got to view local wildlife.Leer más

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    Gibbon Falls

    25 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    For our first full day at Yellowstone we took the "Yellowstone in a Day" tour. Our tour guide drove us in a loop around the park stopping at some of the most popular attractions, including Old Faithful, Fountain Paint Pots, Yellowstone Lake and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Our first stop was at Gibbon Falls. Located on the Gibbon River, the falls drop about 84 feet.Leer más

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    Fountain Paint Pot

    25 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Our tour next took us to Fountain Paint Pot. This is a mud pot located in Yellowstone's Lower Geyser Basin. Here we saw the Celestine Pool, a bacteria mat, Silex Spring, and a mud pool. Around the area are many Lodge Pole Pine trees that have been killed by the local geothermal activity, but have not yet fallen.Leer más

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    Old Faithful Inn

    25 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌫 10 °C

    Mid-day we stopped for lunch at Old Faithful Inn. Built in 1904, the structure sits a short distance from the world's most famous geyser. The inn's lobby is done in a log and timber design and features a 500-ton, 85-foot fireplace.Leer más

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    Wildlife

    25 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    On our first day in the park we saw several bison, a moose, elk, mule deer, an osprey, a male black bear and a mamma bear (most likely black) with her two cubs.

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    Lower Yellowstone Falls

    26 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Our first stop today was to Lower Yellowstone Falls. We traversed the heavily traveled Brink of the Lower Falls hiking trail to get to the falls. Full of steep switchbacks, the trail took us to the brink of this 308-foot natural masterpiece. From this point the waters of the Yellowstone River enter the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.Leer más

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    Liberty Cap.
    Mom with Palette Spring in background.Devil's Thumb.

    Mammoth Hot Springs (1 of 3)

    26 de mayo de 2019, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    We finished our day with a stop at the Lower Terrace of Mammoth Hot Springs. The spring's waters originate from Norris Geyser Basin. Traveling along an underground fault line through limestone, the waters pick up calcium carbonate, which is then deposited in Mammoth, becoming Travertine. Algae living in the waters color the area with beautiful hues of brown, orange, red, and green. In this area of the springs, we observed Liberty Cap, Devil's Thumb and Palette Spring.Leer más

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