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| Our whole trip! |
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| Part of the kidlets at the Motel we stayed at the first night in Rock Springs, WY |
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| At Martin's Cove, the kids got a chance to pull handcarts |
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| I took a turn too, and sufficed to say, I wouldn't have made a great pioneer. |
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| Becca was her own handcart, though she would have gotten to ride in the handcart in Pioneer times. |
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| I'll take little kid for the win please, Mr. Davidson |
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| Two deer who got into a physical argument, and ended up starving to death. |
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| Fireplace made out of a rancher's daughter's rock collection |
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| The whole family! |
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| Wind Caves - they call this Boxwork. |
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| Our tour group |
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| Jewel Cave |
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| The Dakota Hills |
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| Forest Fire Lookout on Grace Coolidge peak |
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| The rolling hills of the Dakota's |
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| Herd of Buffalo? We saw and Heard them. |
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| They were all over the place |
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| Had trails along the mountainside they followed. |
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| Some even came down on the roadway. |
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| Part of our 5 van, 1 car convoy |
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| One of the 9 tunnels carved through the mountains we went through. |
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| The Needles in South Dakota |
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| Mount Rushmore, South Dakota |
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| The family at Mount Rushmore |
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| They are quite amazing both in size and detail |
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| And were lit up at night |
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| Devil's Tower |
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| Devil's Tower at Sunset |
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| Yep, more Devil's tower, but this time with cute kids in front of it! |
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| One of the scoop shovels from the Coal Mine in Campbell County, WY |
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| The tires from the trucks they use in the mine. |
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| Independence Rock, WY |
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| Independence Rock, WY |
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| Total Mileage - 1817.4 miles, 35 1/2 hours of driving, about $400 for lodging, $350 for gas, but the memories will be priceless! |
I was hoping you would come link up this week. I am always so impressed with your obvious prioritization, (is that really a word?) of family. I really admire you for realizing what is so important on this Earth. Thanks for being a great example to families and individuals all over.
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