This is in Jackson Hole where elk antlers are not wasted, but used to decorate public park entrances. I told Jared it is like making an arch out of left over arms. A little weird for me. Jared pointed out that to the local poulation however, it is probably more like art. Still weird though.
The Grand Teton Mountains
This unique place is called Hell's Half Acre where the movie 'Starship Troopers' was filmed. It really does look like a different planet.
Jared's family when they came to visit us in Rexburg for his 24th birthday party! (before the reunion)
The reunion at Fort Robinson, Nebraska: Jared, aunt, uncle, sister Sara, mom, dad.
The state park where the reunion was held. It was beautiful.
The mammoth museum located right on the old Fort grounds. Notice our matching reunion shirts. :)
This in on our way back from the reunion. Sara came with us and wanted to stop at yet another mammoth museum. Lots of mammoth remains have been found in Nebraska. Behind me is a sign that says, "Poo Sold Here." I laughed.
Sara and me
The Crazy Horse memorial that will likely never be finished. Only 10 family members are working on it without federal funding. His profile is visible and the straight rock below is supposed to be his arm pointing at the land.
Mount Rushmore entrance!
My very first time there!
Wyoming's Devil's Tower. It looks like it does not belong there at all and the visitor's center likes to sell things claiming that it was put there by aliens.
Us at Yellowstone National Park
I took several pictures of the wild flowers. They were gorgeous.
More wild flowers with very dead trees in the background. As we drove through the park, the whole east side was filled with dead trees. Many were obviously burned, but Ann Marie says that a type of beetle (coleoptera as it is called in Latin ~Jared) is also killing them.
This one should be self explanatory.
Old Faithful! We only waited 10 minutes before we saw her blow her top! There were a lot of people there.
All in all, it was a beautiful trip and we saw the best parts of Wyoming. Sara stayed several days with us and it has been fun.
3 comments:
Wow, Manie! Old Faithful, Mt Rushmore, Devil's thingy AND Continental Divide!!?? Sounds like an awesome trip!
hey you were very close to us on your drive. Hell's Half Acre is about and 1/2 hour to an hour from our house. Are you headed back that way? Or are you already home? We miss you tons.
Wow, guys. I'm impressed. We lived in ND for almost 3 years and never went to any of those. Good for you! Thanks for sharing.
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