day 8

today we saw mount rushmore & the crazy horse memorial. we actually just saw them from the road. honestly, we were both a little disappointed. the crazy horse memorial wasn’t finished and they wanted $20 to get a closer view so we just saw it from a distance. I think it will be the best [...]

day 7

as we were leaving yellowstone we tried to cram in some more wierd earth stuff before we had to move on to south dakota. this is a mud volcano and is offically the stinkiest part of yellowstone. it looked like boiling melted grey chocolate. the top part of the crumbly triangle patch above the boiling [...]

day 6

aaron & I both forgot that even though it’s cold outside you can still get a sunburn. after the all day geyserfest yesterday, our faces were pretty similar to that of a lobster. well maybe not that bad. of course again this morning the construction crew was at it but we slept on and off [...]

geysers and stinky springs (day 5)

we finally got to the part of our trip where we don’t have to drive for 10 hours! yea! but wouldn’t you know…this morning we woke up early to the unfortunately familar sound of construction outside our window. grumble, grumble, grumble! today we decided to see as many geysers and springs as possible. there are [...]

end of sunday (day 4)

we left cody, wyoming and drove under and over a bunch of giant mountains to get to yellowstone. on the way we stopped off at the buffalo bill dam. the landscape on the way to yellowstone was totally fascinating! it would go from big and rocky to flat around every curve. we got a chance [...]

one year!

Today is our first anniversary! Whooooo us! Tonight we are going to eat some year old cake (actually by the looks of it I think it will be good) and maybe find a cool place to eat. We are going to be at our cabin in yellowstone in about 2 hours. Last night we stayed [...]

Day 3

Wyoming looks just like a movie set! Miles and miles of snow capped mountains, open plains with ANTELOPE!, and canyons with red and yellow stratta (stratta? is that the right word?). About every 10 minutes we’d start laughing at the landscape. It’s amazing!
We brought a book “Eat Your Way Across America” that highlights [...]

day 2 of 10

Today we made it to Denver, Colorado! It is damp and cold but I like it! Kansas was okay to drive through but Colorado was much more fun. I have really enjoyed watching the open spaces go by and since the weather is rainy, the clouds are really interesting. You can see them forever because [...]

off to yellowstone

today we left for a big ole road trip to yellowstone national park! we made it to columbia, missouri tonight and plan to make it to denver, colorado tomorrow. we brought e.v. with us and I think she is going to sleep the entire way. since we weren’t too sure what to expect, we packed [...]