Painted Hills

As we left the rain and hail behind we arrived in Dubois. It was a neat town with rustic log buildings lining the street. Dubois is located between the Absaroka and Wind River mountain ranges. The valley was carved out by the Wind River and was travelled by Native Americans, explorers and adventurers. We stopped […]

Off Road Adventure

This morning we had breakfast at Jackson Lodge. It was a wonderful buffet with a very large fresh fruit tray. There was also the usual breakfast fare plus HUGE waffles and tiny waffles. Everyone said if you got a small waffle you would come back for another one and they were sooo right! The Teton […]

Out on a morning walk

On the first morning of our Great American Road Trip 2010 as we entered Yellowstone National Park, this buffalo was walking down the road. He was walking down his side of the road. Don’t know where he was going or where he was coming from! You can see towards the end how close he was […]

Sights Along The Way

This morning we left Sturgis, South Dakota heading to Cody, Wyoming we saw many thing along the way. There was road construction. . . . . a skeleton seat cover, a terrible lunch @ Country Kitchen. . . . . . road signs telling you to return to the city you just left when flashing […]

Gypsum Springs Formation

Gypsum Springs Formation is located in the Williston Basin. Gypsum is an evaporate mineral formed as a precipitate on the floor of shallow sulfate-rich lakes or tidal pools. Most commercial gypsum is a massive, white, finely crystalline rock, but large clear crystals of gypsum are often found on the surface where coals rich in pyrite […]

Shell Waterfall

Shell Waterfalls is located in the Big Horn National Forest. We had stopped at a rest stop and discovered the falls, we don’t remember it being marked on the highway but was glad we didn’t miss it.

Cliffs of Belle Fourche River

As we travel out of Devils Tower Nation Park we saw the red sandstone and siltstone cliffs over the Belle Fourche River. During our travels we realized that picture wouldn’t do justice to the massive views we were seeing.

Devils Tower Wyoming

Devils Tower was proclaimed the first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Devils Tower is also known as Bears Lodge, it is a sacred site for many American Indians. As we approached this it how the Tower looked, just a tiny dot in the distance. As we got closer the tiny dot became […]

Mt Rushmore

Our Great American Road Trip of 2010 started with us flying into Rapid City, SD on Monday, Aug 23rd. We picked up the rental car and headed to Mount Rushmore. It was a wonderful sunny day with mild temps. Before we arrived we could see the presidents off in the distance. WHY THESE FOUR PRESIDENTS? […]

Madame Hatter’s Tea Room

Dee Veltum and I went to Madame Hatter’s Tea Room in Bonner Springs for lunch. Didn’t even know there was a Tea Room in Bonner Springs! There were decorated umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, nice layered laced table covers on the large tables and hats and tea pots every where. We had the chicken salad […]