July 24, 2017
July 20 – This morning departure time was 7am for the long car ride to the Lamar Valley, in search of bears and wolves. On our way we made a quick 15 minute pit stop to see the Mud Vulcano… Continue Reading…
July 23, 2017
July 19 – Today we ventured up to Mammoth Hot Springs, which took roughly 2 hours, to visit the travertine terraces. Along the way we were stuck in a 15 minute bison jam in Hayden Valley. We were fortunate enough… Continue Reading…
(I’ve been off the grid for 5 days and have been the driver of our vacation, so I have been unable to post until now. Five posts to come in the next day.) This morning we finally made our way… Continue Reading…
July 18, 2017
Today we started off with a hike around the base of Devil’s Tower. This Native American sacred site is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. We witnessed climbers mid-way up the face, a man almost stepping on… Continue Reading…
July 17, 2017
People have told me that I needed to visit the famous Wall Drug Store in Wall, South Dakota. And yesterday we did just that. It reminds of a western themed “South of the Border”. This place is so big that… Continue Reading…
July 16, 2017
We finally made it to Wyoming. Whew! Our morning started off with some hiking in the Badlands. We can’t say enough about how amazing the Badlands are. Everyone needs to add this park to their bucket list. After our hikes… Continue Reading…
After being in the car for almost 12 hours, with a brief stop to see the falls and to have lunch in Sioux Falls, we made it to the Badlands. Holy Cow Batman!!! The Badlands are absolutely amazing. They look… Continue Reading…
July 15, 2017
WOW! So yesterday it took us 11 1/2 hours to reach our destination of Madison, Wisconsin, which is pretty frigin cool! On our way we hit some major traffic trying to maneuver our way around Chicago, but regardless of which… Continue Reading…
July 14, 2017
So last night we made good time and made it into Pittsburgh right at 4 hours (with a stop for some Red Bull for this guy). I hate driving the Pennsylvania Turnpike at night. I had a few white knuckle… Continue Reading…
July 13, 2017
The day is finally here. I’ve got our rental car, okay it’s not a car or an RV Cheryl Mitchell, but its a minivan and yes I’m excited to be finally pimping out west in a minivan, I’ve always wanted… Continue Reading…