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Since Morris and Sheila are both retired now, they want to travel. Before going to other places, they want to see their own country first.
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Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
We found an interesting place while at Yellowstone. It was called “Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center.” This is not the kind of place where I would normally go, but it was recommended by “US News and World Report” as one … Continue reading
Posted in Montana
Tagged Animal Rescue, Bears, Ecology, Endangered animals, Environmental education, Travel, Wolves, Yellowstone
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Old Faithful
Today was our last day at Yellowstone. It is sad to leave such an amazing place, but life goes on. We have seen so many geysers that they are beginning to all look the same. We decided to spend our … Continue reading
Posted in Wyoming
Tagged Gysers, National Parks, Old Faithful, Thermal Features, Tourists, Travel, Vacations, Yellowstone
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More about Yellowstone
Today we again are exploring the wonders of Yellowstone National Park. The other tourists never cease to amaze me. Many are older, retired people like us. There are few children as they have all returned to school. The children that … Continue reading
Posted in Wyoming
Tagged Popularity of Yellowstone, Problems of travel, Tourism, Tourists, Traffic and Parking, Travel, Vacation, Yellowstone
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Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is Mother Nature’s playground where she displays her beauty, power, and magnificence. We saw unbelievable sites yesterday: geysers gushing water and steam, deep springs in various colors of blue, green and red, hot boiling pools of water … Continue reading
Posted in Wyoming
Tagged Boiling Springs, Ecosystems, Geysers, National Parks, Nature, Thermal Features, Travel, Volcano, Wilderness, Yellowstone
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Devil’s Tower
Morris has always wanted to see Devil’s Tower in South Dakota ever since he saw that movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” in which the tower is featured prominently as the place where a spaceship landed. “Didn’t you think … Continue reading
Posted in Wyoming
Tagged Black Hills, Close encounters, Devil's Tower, Geological features, Rock climbing, Sacred places, Science Fiction, Travel
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Mt. Rushmore
Mt. Rushmore is… well.. Mt. Rushmore. Who hasn’t seen pictures of the four giant heads carved into a mountain in South Dakato? This is the American Mecca that everyone wants to see. Picture taking is a must for everyone there. … Continue reading
Posted in South Dakota, Uncategorized
Tagged Badlands, Blackhills, Carvings, Mt Rushmore, National Monuments, Presidents, Sculpture, Travel, Vanilla Ice Cream
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Nebraska
Driving from Kansas City to Sioux Falls on I-29, the road is in the Missouri River Valley. One side of road is flat floodplain, very fertile land. There are fields of corn, silos, and granaries. The other side of the … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, Great Plains, Lewis and Clark, Missouri River, Nebraska, Sioux Fallss, Sun, Travel, Weather
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Westward Ho
Well, actually it is not “Westward Ho,” it’s “Northward Ho.” The first leg of our journey took us north from Nashville to St. Louis. The trip was pretty uneventful unless you count almost missing our exit. My sister lives north … Continue reading
Posted in Missouri
Tagged Exits, Interstate, Journey, Motor Trip, Travel, Vacation
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The Trip Begins August 23
Our vacation trip officially begins on August 23. We wanted to stay home in Tennessee for the solar eclipse on August 21 as we are in the direct path of the complete eclipse, a once in a life-time event. August … Continue reading
Posted in Tennessee
Tagged Solar Eclipse, Travel, Western trip
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