August 1st, 2018 Today is our tour of Wind Cave National Park. We got up early and got to Wind Cave a little after the visitor center opened. There were three tours to choose from and we chose the earliest one. It was about a half mile and we went down about 150 feet navigating … Continue reading Wind Cave National Park
July 31st, 2018 Today we got up bright and early to head to Badlands National Park. It was about 2 hours to drive from our hotel. First impressions were good and it was more impressive than we thought it would be. I thought it was more going to be hilly but it had a lot … Continue reading Badlands National Park
July 30th 2018 Continued... I had heard funny noises coming from the right front tire but I couldn't see anything wrong. But after we pulled over at the South Dakota sign, Goldie started making noises and we were unable to drive. We pulled over at a rest stop nearby and looked in. Long story short … Continue reading South Dakota Adventures
July 30th, 2018 Yesterday we drove from Billings to Devil's Tower. It was a long drive but we got to stop at the battle at Little Bighorn Memorial. We chased some storms through Wyoming and got to see a full rainbow. Of course this provided excellent photos with Goldie. We got to our campsite about … Continue reading Billings to Devil’s Tower
July 26th, 2018 We are about 30 miles outside of Seattle and at the start of our 14 day vacation through Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. This trip we decided to predict our favorites before we experience them. We both thought our favorite place would be Grand Teton. We think our favorite meals will be … Continue reading Seattle to Billings
April 13th, 2018 Wednesday we left Missoula and drove to Glacier National Park. It was a lot snowier than we expected but stayed above freezing. We got there pretty early so we went on a little hike. The Going to The Sun road is plowed but not open so we walked that. It was absolutely … Continue reading Glacier National Park
April 9th, 2018 Yesterday we left Jackpot and made our way to Challis, Idaho. our first stop was the Minidoka National Historic Site. It was an internment camp in the 1940's. It was pretty big and wasn't even done when the Japanese arrived so they had to finish it themselves. They spent three years farming … Continue reading Craters of The Moon National Monument
April 8th, 2018 Yesterday we drove from New Meadows, ID to Jackpot, NV. We stopped at the Bruneau Sand Dunes near Twin Falls. It was incredibly windy while we were there. Thirty to forty mile winds kicked up a lot of sand too. We climbed to the top of the little sand dune and it … Continue reading Jackpot, Nevada
April 6, 2018 We are off again! 3rd annual Spring Break trip. Today's destination is McCall, Idaho. We were supposed to stay at Zim's Hot Springs but have no idea if they are open. Just drove through Tensed, Idaho and saw a pack of wild pups. There were three of them and we almost stopped … Continue reading Spokane to McCall, Idaho
July 21, 2017 On our way home today. We had a perfect coast day yesterday. We found a campsite at Barview Jetty and immediately went to the beach. We spent the next four hours sitting by the ocean and read. Once we got hungry we got dinner in Rockaway Beach. After dinner we watched the … Continue reading Oregon Coast to Seattle
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