We made it! A lot more driving than planned, but we made it. We got into the park and stopped at the first visitors center to use the restroom and to get a sticker for the cargo box. As we got out of the car we noticed that there was a herd of elk on the lawn. When we came…
Today, we got up nice and early to head to Yellowstone National Park so that we could have most of the day to explore the park. When we walked out of the hotel, it was flurrying just a little and it was starting to stick. Little did we know it was just a preview of what was to come. Lots…
When we left Colorado this morning it was starting to flurry. The lady at the hotel said they may get a couple of inches. The temperatures on our trip stayed between 28 and 33 and it snowed on and off, but nothing too bad. Here are some snowy pictures from the trip. We made a small side trip to see…
We had a longer than expected gap between assignments so we went to N.C. to visit. It was really nice to be able to visit with everyone. We also enjoyed eating at the Mexican food places that we love. My mom made some of my favorite meals for us while we were visiting. Nothing beats a good home cooked meal.…
Today we stopped by Wind Cave National Park on our way back to Colorado. It was only a small detour off our planned route. We did not take a tour of the caves but we did drive around the park and go through the visitor center. One of the main reasons I wanted to go there was for the chance…
After a short tasting at the winery we headed to Mount Rushmore. We got there in the early evening and decided to hang out long enough to see the lighting ceremony. These are the individual presidents. I took these photos through the monocular. The lighting ceremony began with a video about the creation of Mount Rushmore and why the…
We made it to South Dakota! On the way to our hotel, we saw a billboard for Naked Winery! We knew that there were two Naked Wineries in SD, but for some reason I didn’t think they were close to where we were going to be. Turns out one of them was only 4 minutes from where we were staying,…
We left Oklahoma to make our way to Estes Park, Colorado for one of my cousin’s weddings. We were able to hang out with my Nana, aunts, uncles, and cousins from Illinois. It’s always good to see everyone. These are views from our cabin. We had a nice view of the mountains. All the women in our cabin (missing Megan)…
We made it to Oklahoma City! It was so good to see Kristin and Nathan again. It was also good to see all of their pups again and meet the new ones! We had a great time and very much enjoyed our stay even though they didn’t let us steal one of their dogs! I had no idea that Oklahoma…
After visiting the Grand Canyon, we were going to make our way to Oklahoma City to visit one of Scott’s sisters. On the way, we decided to stop at the Petrified forest and Painted Forest in Arizona. It was a really neat park. The main road went right through the park with lots of pullouts for viewpoints or short walks.…