LA to Badlands SD and return.
My wife Margaret and I flew out of Brisbane, Australia on a direct flight to LA. 13 hour flight went well but couldn't sleep. Just rested eyeballs. LAX was really busy this time but we managed to escape in the end and jumped on the Alamo shuttle bus to go and pick up rental car we had hired through Auto Europe, a broker. We have gone through Auto Europe twice now and it has saved us a fair bit of money. More of that later. Always pays to check the rental car companies as well though as sometimes they have a special on.
Here is a slideshow of many of the photos from this trip. It takes about 90 minutes to see them all. But really a good time to cruise along with Keith and Margaret.
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Arrived at Alamo and checked in. Took out another cover for loss of keys and flat battery. They wanted to upgrade us to a Jeep but we said no as that would have given them a chance to add all there fee's. We had a choice of a Kia, Chevy Malibu and a Toyota Camry that had only done 4500 miles. We chose the Toyota but soon wished we had picked the Malibu. Was pretty tinnie. Could hear the panels rattling now and then and we would clash elbows now and then as it was a bit narrow.
Off we went out of town and headed for Barstow for the night. We had this placed booked before we flew out of Brisbane. Had to for customs. Only other place we booked was Las Vegas and that was to get the specials. Big difference if there is something on in town.
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I 15 heading towards Barstow.
Once we had booked in, we headed out to Peggy Sue's Diner just on the outskirts of town. Great place that has been there for years and the lady owner's name really is Peggy Sue. There was a few rooms there and they were all busy.
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Military stock pile across from Peggy Sue's.
Next morning we headed out of Barstow to Baker where we were turning off for Death Valley. There was a interesting Alien building there just near the turn off. We stopped and had a look. Was a fun place. Alien Beef Jerky.
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We left Baker and drove out to Shoshone and checked in at the I centre. (info) Very helpful lady there gave us lots of great advice for travelling in Death Valley. Like plenty of water. Phones don't work out there and if you are lucky, the HWY Patrol may drive out there once a day. So be prepared.
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The Info Centre and Museum
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Old Shoshone Saloon.
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Old relic
Off we went again on our adventure. It was great to see Death Valley. Temperature was 117F for part of it.
We drove carefully and kept an eye on temperature gauge getting to Badwater.
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BADWATER.
We didn't walk all the way out there. It was way to hot. Very dry heat. Lots of people did though.
Up a bit further we turned off on to the one way road to Artist Pallette. Beautiful drive.
We didn't walk to far so missed out on some great sights we are sure. Walked for a couple of hundred yards but that was it. So hot. At one point I had to use the thunderbox and the air twirling around under it was even hotter. Didn't sit there to long I'm telling you.
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We didn't walk past that point. It was about 300 yards/metres to sunset point but I wasn't capable of doing it in the heat.
We drove on and not far from the Death Valley centre building, the road swings back and heads back towards Pahrump. We still hadn't booked anywhere for the night and I wanted to be real sure we had enough gas to get back so we followed that road around and headed out past Zabriskie Point. How stunning was this place. Magnificent.
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Zabriskie Point.
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Well worth the drive out there. We drove to Pahrump and booked into a Best Western for the night. Had dinner there and the waitress's were flatout like Lizard's drinking water. One really looked after us well. We taught her Aussie slang in return. Next morning we went to Walmart to get a sim card for Margaret's phone. Couldn't believe how many people were working there. Different to what it used to be. Couldn't walk down an isle without being greeted by at least two smiling staff. Lady there went to a lot of trouble to sort out a card for the phone and after a bite to eat, we headed out to Las Vegas. That's another story for later. Need a break.
Keithg (Aka Banana Eater)
Route 66 and grand canyon.
G'Day folks. We had a bite to eat and headed out. Drove down over the bridge at Hoover Dam but somehow missed the turn off to go in and have a look. Been there before so didn't matter. On to Kingman where we had a look in the info centre and took a couple of pics of our monkey on a old Steam Engine. Let me explain. The monkey is a small soft one that belongs to our grandson who insisted that Coey came with us. Coen our grandson of course couldn't come. We intend making a book of all the place's Coey has been to and giving it to him for Christmas. Don't tell him. We went into Mr D'z route 66 style diner and had some food. It was excellent. Really filled a spot.
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Mr D'z
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Beautiful food.
We left Kingman and drove on a bit further to Seligman Arizona. Awesome place with all the old Route 66 stuff.
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Coey enjoyed having his picture taken on the car.
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Beautiful young lady I met there. I spoke with her for a while and she listened intently and never said a word. I met a couple of others there as well. They were so polite. They never minded having there pictures taken. Was great.
We drove on to Williams and then up to Tusayan and then to Grand canyon gates which is only just along the road. Unfortunately there was no one at the gates so we couldn't get in. We wanted a National Park Pass as we were going to a few parks. We were hoping to have seen the sunset there. Saw it years ago and it is magnificent. We went back to town and booked in for the night. Went and had some dinner and found out we could have bought the pass there. Next morning after some breakfast, we headed into the park and walked out to Mathers Point. Couple of Squirrels ran over my feet when I was taking some pics. Happy they didn't decide to have a chew on my leg.
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Mathers Point.
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Heard this lady ask the Park Ranger. "How often does someone fall off here?" The Park Ranger said. "Only once." hehehe. well, I thought it was funny.
The National Parks have free shuttle bus's and we jumped on this one and went out to Yaki Point. We had been there in 2010 and loved it. Have to be careful though as there are no barricades and its a long way to the bottom. Be a bit bruised by the time you hit the bottom.
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Look close and you can see the trail zig zagging down the slope to the bottom.
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Coey loved the view.
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Desert View at the Eastern end of Grand Canyon.
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Colorado River way down the bottom.
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Couple of chairs inside the tower at Desert View.
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Sad thing to see. Big loss of life.
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It was hot there so thought would cool off with a ice cream.
We had to move on as we wanted to get to Page in Arizona. We drove out to Cameron and then headed north to Page. Just a few miles before Page is Horseshoe Bend. Not marked that well. Just one small sign on road. We drove in and parked the car and started walking to the top of rise. Car park was pretty full. Then down the other side to where we could see the bend. It was a fair way and it was really hot but it was worth it. Hard part was walking back to car. I had to have 3 rests.
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Part of the walk. Was worth it though. We then drove into Page to get a motel for the night. We found a Motel 6 so all good.
Back later some time. Keithg
Been waiting patiently for this !
Hi Keith. I have been looking forward to your report and it doesn't disappoint ! Great pictures and story telling, looking forward to more !
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Heard this lady ask the Park Ranger. "How often does someone fall off here?" The Park Ranger said. "Only once." hehehe. well, I thought it was funny.
Haha! I like it.
Dave.
Page to Kanab and Zion NP
Day 8 and we leave Page. What we should have done was head back out to Horseshoe Bend which was only just on the outskirts of town. Would have been great to see it in a different light. Was pretty glary the night before. But we didn't think about it. We went and had a look at Lake Powell. That was different. Don't know how it all works there. Lots of house boats parked there and there was a transporter bringing them in from somewhere. Guessing it has something to do with getting around the dam there. Quite beautiful place.
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We drove on to Grand Staircase Escalante. Interesting layers of rock and dirt. Still pretty hot. Love all the shapes and colours of the land.
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Escalante National Monument. We walked a fair way up towards it. Good walk. Nothing tried to eat us.
We didn't stop at everything there was to see on the way but had a great time. We arrived at Kanab where we booked in for 2 nights.
Kanab in a nice little town and also where the westerns, Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy and others were made.
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Next morning we up and out of there and headed to Zion NP. We knew all the schools had gone back but we didn't allow for a long weekend. Talk about crowds. Crazy. We paid $20 to park in town and then caught the free shuttle bus out to park. You could walk ok but it was pretty warm so we went in comfort. We hopped on another shuttle bus in the park and went out to one of the many stops. Beautiful place Zion. Took a couple of pics.
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Our first stop.
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We wanted to do a walking trail from right across the road from the 2nd stop but it was closed. Shame as we had done it in 2010 and it was beautiful. Even walked under a waterfall. So on to the third stop shown above. We went for a walk down by the stream. Lots of tourists and some were heading up stream further where they walk through the water.
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Further up they walk through the narrows.
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Looking for something to eat. It wasn't going to be my finger.
Unfortunately we had to start heading back to gate and out. Pity it was so crowded.
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All these people were lined up in zig zag lines waiting to catch the shuttle bus's onto the park. The bus's were running really quick but couldn't keep up. Would have been one every 5 minutes at the outside. We hopped on the shuttle to go back into town and the driver informed a visitor that came and asked if he was going into park that no he wasn't and that it was taking about 45 minutes to get on bus inside the park. Crazy. Happy we went early.
We found our car and headed back to Kanab where we did some washing at the motel. Tomorrow we head for Bryce Canyon. Expecting huge crowds again.
Keithg
Kanab to Bryce and on to Salina.
We left Kanab and headed for Bryce Canyon. On the outskirts of Bryce we pulled into this little place and had a coffee and a mixed berry pie. Well, I had a pie. We had had a good run across but there were plenty of dead deer on the side of road. Pretty sad really.
We passed in through the gates of Bryce with our National Pass. Nearly paid for itself already. We drove right to the end like it has been advised on this site. That way we had all the pull outs on our side of the road heading back. Very busy again already.
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We love going to Bryce Canyon. Each time you go, you see changes in the landscape. What may have been a small hole in a Hoodoo last time is now a fair bit bigger. Apparently when the hole gets iced up in winter, the ice expands making the hole bigger. Then melts and runs out when its warmer.
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Originally this big hole would have been tiny. Now the weather has made it that big, haha.
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We had been hoping to have got to Inspiration Point and Sunset and Sunrise Points but the Park Rangers came out and closed the roads that went to them. Apparently it was full. No more room in there.
We headed out from Bryce and we thought we would head up through Capital Reef National Park. Not far out of Bryce is a cross road where we should have turned right. I was confused by the way the sign read and went straight across. I guess I get confused easy hehe.
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That was a big disappointment but we had got out a few miles and thought, not turning back now. Road was really great and had been resealed. There were huge Ranch's all along the way but not once did we see any life. Spooky. When we came out the other end, we wern't far out of Salina so we booked in there at a motel. Had a good nights sleep and had breakfast before hitting the road again along I 70
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All these google vehicles parked out side the motel. Updating all the google maps. The cars were guarded all night while the drivers slept.
I want to make the missus a cup of T so be back later on for the next stage heading across I 70 to Moab.
Keithg
Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.
Day 11 now and we headed across I 70 from Salina to Moab. Where possible, we stay off the interstates as you get to see more on the other roads and meet some great people in the small places you pass through. But I 70 is an exception. Beautiful drive across to Moab. Rugged mountains, canyons and rocks. Few miles west of Moab, we turned off and went into Canyonlands National Park. Very busy there but found parking ok at most spots.
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Would loved to have gone for a drive down that road but wouldn't in a rental car.
Our favourite spot at Canyonlands would be Mesa Arch. Couple of walks to get out to it. One short one and other one longer. We took the shorter one this time. Lots of people and everyone was having a great time and helping each other in taking photo's there with the arch in the background.
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We left Canyonlands and headed for Moab to book in somewhere for the night. Afterwards we wished we had gone to the State Park, Dead Horse Point. We had been there a few years ago and after thinking about it, we thought that apart from Mesa Point, Dead Horse Point is the better of the two. That's just our opinion.
We booked into a Super 8 and then had dinner at the Denny's next door. Next morning we were at breakfast at 7-30 and then headed out to Arches at 8am. Line up of cars waiting to get in. Really spectacular place Arches National Park. We love it there. Great names also for some of the attractions like Park Ave. Balanced Rock. The Three Gossips. The Courthouse and Windows. Just a few.
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Park Avenue. There is a walking track down through there if you wish to take a hike.
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The Tree Gossips.
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Balanced Rock.
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Windows. (One of them)
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Can get some idea of the size of these holes by the people down the bottom.
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On the trail out to one of the Arches. Might look spooky but safe and plenty of people. No mountain Lion's jumped out at us or anything like that.
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Coey had a lot of fun and people just loved him. Even asked him if he would be in there pictures. Of course he said yes.
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One of the Park Rangers that was out and about. Encouraging people to fill there water bottles before hitting the trails. Water fountains were supplied there. Passed this young lady on a couple of the trails as well so they keep and eye things. They do a great job. Plus no problem at all to pose for a pic.
We had had a big day so decided we would head back to town. Stopped at a couple of places on the way back out to admire the view. Such an awesome park. Drove into Moab for a look around the shops and then back to Motel for the night. Tomorrow we leave for Colorado and the Million Dollar Hwy.
Keithg
Delay issue resolved -- On with the Show!
Enjoying the report, sense of humor, and the photos.
Mark
Laramie to Hot Springs and then Keystone.
We were a bit late getting out of Laramie. Still a tired from the day before's travel. Great roads and not a lot of traffic today. Fruit not as good anymore. Must be getting out of season. We got to Manville, a neat little country place and had lunch. Awesome country folk.
We arrived at the town of Hot Springs where we booked into the Super 8. We thought about having a look down town but were exhausted so had a rest. Plenty of parking there and i noticed a lot more parking over further behind some tree's. Thought it was for trucks so looked no further. Next morning after breakfast, we went into town for a look around. Lots of old buildings that Margaret likes looking at.
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Saw this sign on a walk bridge there and i showed Margaret and suggested we try it. I puckered up, flashed a smile at her like our grandson told me i had to do and nothing happened. She walked off shaking her head as though i was a few kangaroo's short in the top paddock. Oh,in english, that like lost your marbles. Lost your mind.
Anyway, we then found out that the Mamorth place where they are still digging bones up. You wouldn't believe it but it was right next door to the motel we had been in. That's what the car park was for. Cost $33 for both of us to get in and it was pretty interesting. At first i thought trucks had tipped all this dirt in a huge heap inside this building but then read where it was a sink hole and they built the building over the top. Apparently a year or two ago when all these pre historic creatures were around, they must have been having a drink or two and got sucked in. Staff were still digging in the dirt with small brush's looking for all the parts.
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One of the first ones you see when you walk in.
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Amazing whats in there. You can see a staff member scratching away in the dirt over in the distance.
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Baby one.
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We head off further into South Dakota and to Keystone. Cool place with boardwalks. Felt like a unarmed cowboy. We did shoot a lot of pictures though. Just no one got hurt. We booked for two nights as we wanted to see Mt Rushmore and we wanted to go to the Badlands the next day and then return as we were heading west again after that. Had wanted to go further east but it wasn't to be this time.
We went up to Mt Rushmore which is only about 2 miles out of town to the west. Cost $5 for us to get in and than is good for three days i think they said. Coey came with us and he enjoyed the history lesson.
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They have a show there at night time at 8pm where the National Anthem is sung. We thought we would go the next night after we got back from The Badlands. Unfortunately we had the time wrong. We thought it was at 6pm and we arrived back in Keystone at 6-20pm. Next morning we found out our mistake and we were upset a bit as we could have got there and it was the anniversary of 9/11. Would have been a very emotional time. We left Mt Rushmore and went back into Keystone where we had another look around. Had an ice cream hehehe.
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All these amazing wood carvings were just down from Motel.
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Wern't cheap but magnificent.
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We went and had some dinner and retired for the night. Back later for couple of pics in Keystone and then to Wall and the badlands.
Keith
KEYSTONE to WALL and BADLANDS.
What an awesome day this was. We left our motel and then pulled up in town only a couple of hundred yards away. Trouble getting away. Saw a photo opportunity. Not many people about.
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Have another pic with Margaret sitting on a different seat but she wont let me post it. I would like to live a little longer.
We headed out and went through the outskirts of Rapid City. Magnificent roads and 80 mph speed limits. We started seeing the signs for Wall where we would be turning off. Story goes that many years ago the Wall drug store offered free ice water to get customers to call in. Wall Drug is just off the interstate. There are signs that now read "Coffee 5 cents". We called in there for a look and had trouble leaving. Magnificent to see whats there and yes, there is still 5 cent coffee's . You just put your 5 cents in a honesty box by the coffee. I had coffee and a cherry pie. Margaret had a lemon doughnut. So much to see and do there but we had to keep moving. Badlands National Park was just out of town and the first stop inside the gate, we thought we would be blown away, the wind was so strong. We pulled up at just about every turnout there was. Amazing place.
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Views are so different all around the place.
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Didn't see any Rattlesnakes. Not that we were looking. But we did see some Mountain Sheep. Amazing watching them walk up the side of steep inclines.
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The whole family.
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Grass look's better over here.
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An old goat crosses the road. :)
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Another different view.
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Heading for the moon.
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Prairie Dogs. Lots of them darting about. Was reading the ground is aerated by all the burrows the dogs dig. Makes sense. But apparently rattlesnakes and Tarantula's live in them as well.
We made our way back to Wall to have a bigger look around in the store.
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Amazing pictures around the walls and lots of souvineer's and stuff to buy.
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Just one of the eating rooms there.
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Visitors getting there 5 cent coffee's.
Met so many people there and they were all friendly.
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Cant remember his name but he was pretty cool.
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This young lady was amazing. Didn't have a lot to say. Just kept smiling at me. I am sure she didn't want me to go.
That's not all that the place offers. We went out the back and found all these activities to do. We had a ball. We both rode a bucking bronco and had a drive of the stage coach. Not as easy as it looks. I met my long lost brother who is a talented piano and accordian player. :) Margaret had a ride on a Jackalope. Its a Jack Rabbit with Antelope horns. :)
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Horse's were pretty calm for Margaret.
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Wonder they didn't take off for this bloke.
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No worries at all for me. Got to 8 seconds easy.
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Margaret climbed up on the Jackalope but it wouldn't go anywhere. Maybe she needed some carrots.
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Good catch up with my long lost brother.
It was time to head out and head back to Keystone. Had a good run and went straight back to Motel getting there about 6-20pm. Thought we had missed the ceremony at Mt Rushmore which we believed was going to be at 6pm. This being the anniversary of 9/11. Next morning we found out it was at 8pm. Oh well. You win some. You lose some.
Keithg
Two of Keith's photos are featured on this week's rotator
Two of Keith's photos are featured this week on the RTA front page -- Look at the rotator.
Mark
KEYSTONE to BUFFALO via DEVILS TOWER.
We were up by 6 am and went to breakfast and as usual got talking to other visitors. Always very interesting. An old Indian told us to go to Devils Tower. True. I know that is said in the movies but this happened. Nice gentleman. He said the story goes that long long ago, a big bear chased an indian and he the indian climbed up on the rock. We were told if we looked hard enough, we may find the the bear's claw marks scratched in the rock. He didn'd say if the bear got him but i guess he got away to tell the story. Anyway, we left the motel at 8 am and as we were going right past the entrance to Mt Rushmore, we called in and had a look in better light. All the faces were lit up better. Then we carried on and got lost for a mile or two. Wern't keeping an eye on the signs. Crazy Horse Monument wasnt that far away we heard but we gave it a miss as its not finished. A bit further on we came to this beautiful lake on the side of the hwy. Horse Thief Lake.
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We had lunch at a small place called Remy's at Upton. Then it was on to Morecraft where we turned right and headed out to Devil's Tower. Fair way out but it was worth doing. Lots of tourist there. It is a National Park but we were ok with our yearly pass. I didnt walk right up to the base as i was puffed and i thought the big bear may have been still hanging around. Margaret was braver but she didnt find any scratch marks. There were two climbers half way up the side of it. Maybe the bear chased them. :)
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DEVIL'S TOWER.
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Margaret showing me how strong she was and that no big Grizzly Bear was going to worry her.
On the way back out towards the gate we saw more Prairie Dogs having fun darting about.
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Drove back to Moorcroft and then on to Buffalo where we booked in for the night at a Quality Inn. We went and had Subway for dinner. Filled a spot. No Ice cream. :(
Margaret just read out the what really happened at Devil's Tower off the paperwork that they gave us at the entrance. Its pretty scary. Apparently 8 children were playing. Seven sisters and a brother. Suddenly the brother was struck dumb. He trembled and started running on his hands and feet. His fingers became claws and his body was covered with fur. The boy was gone and there was a bear standing there where the boy had been. The sisters were terrified and they ran with the bear after them. They came to a stump and the stump told them to climb aboard and it rose up out of the ground. The bear tried to get them but they managed to stay out of reach. The bear clawed at the tree but it kept getting higher and higher and the sisters became the stars of the Pleiades.
Well, thats what it says here on the paperwork. :) I will take their word for it.
Keithg
A glimpse of my home town
Keith,
Nice photos.
One does wonder in what parallel universe Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane would have been working/living in Cody, Wyoming!
Cody is the city of my birth.
Livingston to Bozeman, West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole
We were lucky enough to wake up, still breathing on what Margaret's notes say is day 24. We had breakfast and headed out to have a quick look around town. Livingston is a beautiful town with old buildings and many pot plants. Clean and tidy place. Found this small lagoon there.
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Sacajawea Lagoon.
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Part of the Lagoon. Note the old caravan.
We went on to Bozeman and had a look around the town. Margaret loves poking around in shops looking at stuff but i get bored and not many places have shops for men. Usually i end up getting lost and find an ice cream shop. That's where she finds me. Didn't happen this time. She kept an eye on me. We arranged to meet an old friend we have known since Adam played fullback for the Israelites. He was playing golf just out of town. Found him and then followed him out to his ranch at Norris. Met his lovely wife who is also a publisher like Megan and Mark. We had a good old yarn with them and stayed the night. Yapped again in the morning over breakfast and met there small dog Molly and the cats and horses. Think the horses were more interested in carrots. We had Peach's, Strawberries and Blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Spoilt rotten we were. Stan had to make a trip to Spokane so we followed him out to the hwy and then he showed us the turnoff to head down through Ennis and into west Yellowstone.
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Small town of Ennis.
Whoops, according to notes, i didn't let Margaret look around long enough. Sorry about that but but but. :) It was a very pretty drive all the way down to West Yellowstone and then it was hectic. So many tourists. I know, i know. We were tourist as well but they could have waited until we had been. Yellowstone was chockas. A few places in there were closed because there was no more room at that particular spot. Park was a mess with rubbish everywhere and rest rooms disgusting. Even foot prints on some of the seats. Couldn't get to a couple of parts we wanted to see. Parking all full or road closed because no more room. In saying this, we still recommend Yellowstone to everyone. We were there in 2010 and 2013 and it is a magnificent place. Could spend days there. Just not this time. Found out later from a coach driver who goes in and out of there all the time that either July or August, cant remember, there were 4 million people went through the gates there in one month. Popular place.
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OLD FAITHFUL.
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Inside this old building. Magnificent.
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There she blows. Geyser blows every so often. Pretty regular. The average is 74 minutes but can range from 60 - 110 minutes. I just looked it up.
We were disappointed we didn't get to see all the parts we wanted to and we had to get moving. No accommodation in park. We drove out the south end of park and around past Oxbow Bend and into Jackson Hole where we found a room for the night. Extremely busy here as well. Accommodation price's were nearly double for some places. It was dark when we came around past Oxbow bend and there were a few cars there. Some were staying there all night.
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OXBOW BEND. This shot was taken quite late at night and it was a lot darker that the pic shows. Hope its a clear day when we come back in morning. Its about 35 minutes out of Jackson Hole.
Keithg
Jackson hole wy, barns, oxbow bend and onto idaho.
We drove out to the Morman Barns first up. Thats about 15 mile out of town. Then on to Oxbow bend which is 32 miles out. We turned into the road where the first barn is and there were lots of people there already. Plenty of parking though. We were after shots of the barn with the Tetons in the background. Unfortunately someone was burning off around the Tetons somewhere and there was lots smoke haze. But you do the best you can. Both barns were built by the Moulton family.
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First barn not that far off hwy.
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There is a side road straight across from where top picture was taken and the 2nd barn is only 1/4 of a mile away with a parking area there. I had to look up the distance. Didn't want to tell fibs.
We were there for a while hoping the haze would go and taking different shots of the barns. But then had to move on and went out to Oxbow Bend, another favourite place. Again quite crowded but we found a parking spot. Had been looking forward to a nice clear day but smoke ruined it. The colours were on the way out on the tree's and in another few days would have been perfect. It was Margaret's no 1 activity that she wanted to do, was get a great shot here. She was very disappointed and still is. It wasnt what she had pictured in her mind.
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Best we could come up with.
After spending some time there, we headed back towards Jackson Hole a little way and turned into Swazberger Landing. Still on Snake River. Once again the smoke ruined it but Coey had a lot of fun. Margaret had to hold him back as he wanted to jump in the river for a swim. Beaver make there homes in there so thought that wasn't a great idea. If he dosn't behave, we may let him.
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Coey wanted to have a go at taking pictures. Even with the smoke hanging around, it was still a great place to check out. There were a few fisherman throwing a line out there as well.
Went back to Jackson Hole for a walk around and have a look.
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Love the boardwalks.
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Fun to be had if you want to ride the rapids.
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We didnt go in. We should have. So much to do and so much to see.
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One of the Elk Antler arches in the park. You can see a few different views on u tube of this park. Its live view. We were going to stand in the Arch and wave to some friends back home but we couldnt get hold of them to let them know.
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Live view in Jackson Hole.
We had leave and head for Idaho Falls. Margaret was very disappointed to go. Wanted to have a better look around the town but we didnt want to spend at least $240 for another night in a cheap hotel. So busy there. Places that you would normally pay under 200 for were 4 and 500 dollars a night. What i should have done was ring ahead some where and book a room. But nooo. Dumb me said we have to go and headed for Idaho Falls. I still havnt been forgiven and fair enough. I blew it.
Back later for day 27. I know because it's in Margaret's notes. :)
Keithg
