We left North Carolina this morning (Thursday, Sept 6) and Anna Grace and I headed out by ourselves.  I wondered how she’d do with the long ride to Florida.  She was fantastic.  No fussing, no problems. We crossed the Florida state line early this afternoon.  We were greeted by warm breezes, blue skies and wonderful […]

We stopped in Minnesota to visit with Dana’s Aunt Jane, Uncle Steve and his cousin Gina.  They had never seen Anna Grace before.  AG loved meeting them and she seemed to think Gina was a lot of fun. S She also liked sitting in Aunt Jane’s lap.  We had a great visit and hope we […]

Prairie Homestead: A home still remains that was set up by a man who took advantage of the laws allowing homesteading.  You can now tour the home and farm.  It is a sod house surrounded by prairie dogs.  We had a ball. The house which is built into the side of a hill. Anna Grace […]

South Dakota has a few things I had been dying to see and then a lot of roadside kitsch.  Loved it! Mount Rushmore: I know y’all have heard me complain endlessly about how I wanted to see Mount Rushmore.  So…. it would seem from this photo that I may have been gyped.  Never fear, as […]

There are beautiful rock formations on the route from Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming.  We were so taken by them that we didn’t take any photos.  There was just too much to see.  We spent the night in Cody (I’d love to go back and spend more time in Cody…. great little town!) and then we […]

On day 2 at Yellowstone we lunched at Mammoth Springs and found the whole area and the terraces fascinating. The white is the travertine deposits and the orange is from all the microorganisms that grow at the geyser beds and springs. The Liberty Cap.  This is a 37 foot tall hot spring cone.  Currently it […]

We enjoyed seeing many of the waterfalls of Yellowstone. Gibbon Falls Undine Falls Tower Falls Lower Yellowstone Falls Upper Yellowstone Falls

That’s Anna Grace speak for "Yellowstone". I got an internet connection hooked up so I’ll post as much as I can while I’ve got the chance! We spent 2 days in Yellowstone, loved every minute of it.  I’ll probably divide this into a few different posts because of the amount of photos. Lewis Falls: This […]

We didn’t go over the portion of Idaho that we already covered but we dipped down into southern Idaho to see some great waterfalls en route to Jackson, WY. Upper Mesa Falls: The waterfall is on Henry’s Fork of the Snake River.  It is 200 feet wide and 114 feet high. Lower Mesa Falls: Also […]