iowa flooding – 27 jun 2011
Day 37 of our big trip out west brought us closer to home but not as close as we had hoped. Flooding on the interstates slowed us down quite a bit.
corn palace – 26 jun 2011
Day 36 had us heading home. We stopped at Wall Drug and the Corn Palace as we sped across South Dakota.
ducks – 25 jun 2011
On Day 35 of our trip out west, we hung out at Custer State park with friends. It felt good to sit still for a change!
mount rushmore – 24 jun 2011
On day 34 of our trip out west, we went from Devil’s Tower to Mount Rushmore. The girls enjoyed the alpine slide and camping with friends at Custer State Park.
devil’s tower – 23 jun 2011
Day 33: We saw the World’s Largest Swimming Pool and Devil’s Tower today!
thermopolis – 22 jun 2011
On Day 32 of our trip, we went swimming at the “World’s Larget Hot Springs” in Thermopolis, WY. What a funny place — a nice warm swim left us all feeling floppy.
beartooth pass – 21 jun 2011
Day 31 of our trip out west had us leaving Red Lodge via the Beartooth Pass. There was so much snow that we decided to have a summer solstice snowball fight!
flowers – 20 jun 2011
Today, Day 30 of the trip, Camille and I worked on catching up while Rob and Chloe went out whitewater rafting for the day …
candy emporium – 19 jun 2011
On Day 29 of our trip out west, we caught up on sleep and had an overall relaxing day! Pizza, candy and a little tv.
old faithful – 18 jun 2011
Day 28 of our trip out west took us through Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park and over to Red Lodge, MT.
kamping kabin – 17 jun 2011
On Day 27, we worked on rearranging plans for while Evie is in the shop. Rob went rafting while the girls and I watched a movie.
snow! – 16 jun 2011
Day 26 took us to Wyoming and Idaho and then back to Wyoming. We drove through snow and an elkhorn arch. Evie broke down in front of our KOA in Jackson, WY.
pictographs – 15 jun 2011
Day 25 of our trip took us from Moab, through Dinosaur, CO, to Vernal UT. We enjoyed the pictographs along the highway and in Dinosaur National Monument.
arches – 14 jun 2011
Day 24 brought us from Goblin Valley, through Green River, over to Arches National Park and then into Moab.
goblin valley – 13 jun 2011
Day 23: Left Bryce, headed through Capitol Reef NP and ended up amongst the goblins.
bryce canyon np – 12 jun 2011
Day 22 brought us through Zion and on to Bryce. We decided to spend the night at Bryce instead of the state park as I had planned. Beautiful place!
zion – 11 jun 2011
Day 21 brought us out of Las Vegas and into the land of Utah’s National Parks. We headed up to Zion, but we were all so tired from the late Las Vegas night that we got no more than a quick overview….
hoover dam – 10 jun 2011
Day 20 of our out west trip brought us from just outside Yosemite, through the desert, over the Hoover Dam and onto the strip in Las Vegas.
yosemite – 9 jun 2011
On Day 19, we explored Yosemite National Park and threw snowballs.
GBK Gwyneth