Bill Cody Ranch

... the day.<br>I added one picture from the day before for Mia and Caroline. I forgot to upload the "rabbit shot with Bud and Bina". Thought they might enjoy it.<br>For those wondering if the "put America to work" program is working, it is. All across the country we have seen signs and work crews that provide the answer that at least some people are getting jobs.

After spending the night in Rapid City and enjoying all of its strip mall glory, we woke up and took a hike up to Little Devil's Tower in Black Hills National Forest. This was a short but steep and rewarding hike. After scrambling up some rocks, we reached the top and could see the beautiful Cathedral Spires and straight out beyond the hills to the prairie a couple thousand feet below. After our hike we took our a tour at Jewel Caves, which is a ...

... This is an absolute must for anyone visiting but give it some time.  We only had an hour and we dashed around trying to get value for our money.  The kids really enjoyed the Plains Indian Museum.  Possibly the best Indian museum the history of Indians right up today.  They talked such sense and it is such a shame the white man did not listen, We were wondering what place America would be today if they had followed the Indians way of life.  <br><br><br>

Edie was five today and we tried to make the occasion BIG &#8211;but really difficult when it is just mum, dad, grandma, grandpa and lily and fynn. All the presents (which had to be something that she could carry on her trip) were all wrapped in Yellowstone brown paper grocery bags (no wrapping paper in the area) and tied up with our washing line rope. Edie didn't mind it was what was in there that counted. Breakfast was large buttermilk pancakes (Uncle Buck style) and ...

... is around us than this! A cabin in the woods was the perfect place to spend the night, so I thought, Carolynn had her doubts, but I was ready! It was fantastic....even though the water was hard and smelt funny.<br><br>That brings us to today....the never ending day that it was. We saw Mt. Rushmore! It was big and the heads were considerably smaller than I thought they were going to be. Then to the open road....literally! We crossed into Wyoming and ...

... ERG groot...RELAXED !!!! We waren onder de indruk. Daarna snel naar Irma, we reden door mainstreet van Cody, en dit is zeker het 'hoofdkwartier' van Buffalo Bill, alles draait hier om hem. Wel erg gezellig, wat bars enzo. Even kijken of we morgen wellicht nog wat kunnen shoppen hier, tenminste wel als het aan Susanne ligt ;). Bij Irma, was het redelijk druk, we werden snel naar onze plek gebracht en we konden al vlot eten ...

Today I was driving to Cody, Wyoming to stay for the night before going to Yellowstone National Park. It was a bit hard to get started in the morning after night before, so I walked into town first to do some shopping and get something for breakfast. <br><br>Feeling rejuvenated and hopefully under the limit, I headed off for Cody. On the way I went for a look at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. This rock formation was made famous in the Close ...

... I've lived in. If we ever do a roadtrip again, we may just have to get an RV.  It was about 100 degrees when we left Devils Tower and headed on the road towards Cody.  Along the way, Bob saw a buffalo, which made his day (and he still insists that what we saw in Custer yesterday were not buffalo).  About 3 hours after we left Devils Tower we started up the mountain road through the Big Horn National Forest.  The scenery was really breathtaking, and yes, the road was ...

... in this area. It's proper bear country again and each pitch is supplied with a bear box. Now that we've actually seen one it's not so hard to believe that one may come wandering out of the woods. Not long after we arrived the rain moved in on us again and we could hear the rumble of thunder not too far away. <br><br>Miles travelled: 150 <br><br>Total miles travelled: 4727 <br><br>Days on road: 44 <br><br>States visited: 9 <br><br>National Parks visited: 8

... on the sky wheel which is * ferris wheel but enclosed. The next d*y we he*ded b*ck into the US *nd to Clevel*nd, ohio.... y*y... lol. There w*snt much to see in Clevel*nd except the rock &*mp; roll h*ll of f*me which w*s pretty good. Th*t night *fter dinner(* buffet, h* like I'm not f*t enough *s it is) we went *nd s*w Sex &*mp; the City movie... Well I must s*y th*t I w*s NOT impressed. It w*s one of the most cringe worthy films I h*ve seen in * very long time! So ...