Manly
3 months ago
2010-07-26
Road Trip - Day 2
Hours driven: 7
States driven through: 3 (Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota)
We got up real early to be on the road by 7. We had a short driving day planned, just 5 hours. But ended up stopping for awhile at the Battlefield of Little Bighorn and that put us behind schedule. It was so worth it, though! We visited the site of the battle where General Custer fell and saw some of his actual clothing and artifacts in the museum. The kids were very impressed with all of it, we can't wait to check out our new library and find some books to read about the battle. We finally made it to Rapid City and after checking into the hotel and eating dinner, we headed out to Mt. Rushmore. It was so stinking hot!! We didn't stay long - if I wasn't so fat and pregnant we might have been able to do the guided tour. We ended up leaving after about 20 minutes or so. After we left the monument (and collected rocks on the roadside!) we went to the Crazy Horse memorial 17 miles away. They wanted $20 from us to park the car so we snapped a quick picture and did a u-turn out of there! M ore subjects to add to our library list! =) The brakes on the van started smoking on our way back out of the Black Hills so pray for safe driving tomorrow!! We are pretty sure it was due to the fact that it's about 100 degrees here and we have been using them A LOT today with all the mountains we have been traveling through. We didn't have a problem with them after they had a chance to cool down. So we are back at the hotel and ready for a good nights rest. We have a long drive tomorrow to Omaha - pray for our safety!!!
Battlefield Museum
heading up to the site of the fallen soldiers
the black marker is for General Custer
Mt. Rushmore
see George in the background!
Crazy Horse profile
States driven through: 3 (Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota)
We got up real early to be on the road by 7. We had a short driving day planned, just 5 hours. But ended up stopping for awhile at the Battlefield of Little Bighorn and that put us behind schedule. It was so worth it, though! We visited the site of the battle where General Custer fell and saw some of his actual clothing and artifacts in the museum. The kids were very impressed with all of it, we can't wait to check out our new library and find some books to read about the battle. We finally made it to Rapid City and after checking into the hotel and eating dinner, we headed out to Mt. Rushmore. It was so stinking hot!! We didn't stay long - if I wasn't so fat and pregnant we might have been able to do the guided tour. We ended up leaving after about 20 minutes or so. After we left the monument (and collected rocks on the roadside!) we went to the Crazy Horse memorial 17 miles away. They wanted $20 from us to park the car so we snapped a quick picture and did a u-turn out of there! M ore subjects to add to our library list! =) The brakes on the van started smoking on our way back out of the Black Hills so pray for safe driving tomorrow!! We are pretty sure it was due to the fact that it's about 100 degrees here and we have been using them A LOT today with all the mountains we have been traveling through. We didn't have a problem with them after they had a chance to cool down. So we are back at the hotel and ready for a good nights rest. We have a long drive tomorrow to Omaha - pray for our safety!!!
Battlefield Museum
heading up to the site of the fallen soldiers
the black marker is for General Custer
Mt. Rushmore
see George in the background!
Crazy Horse profile
Road Trip - Day One
Hours driven: 8
States driven through: 2 (Idaho and Montana)
I am going to try and give a brief run down each day of our trip. If I don't, the days are going to run together in my mind! We had a long first day. It was so hot and slow going through the mountains in Montana. The moving truck can only go so fast up the hills so that really adds to our driving time. We stopped at a Silver Dollar store (can't remember the name of the town) and Caden got his first pocket knife and Jordyn picked out a cowboy hat. We never stopped for lunch but ate snacks along the way. Finally got into Billings in the evening and that was a nightmare. The hotel was right downtown and there was no where to park the truck. We had to park it next door at an auto repair shop, our only concern was all the bums wandering around. It was strange to see so many. We ate dinner at Chili's and came back for a swim in the pool. We were exhausted and literally fell into bed. The most interesting part of the day had to be our roadkill count! We hadn't realized how much we would come across but it makes sense considering the areas we were driving through. I saw 4 deer but Tracy said there was quite a few more than that. Lots of foxes, skunks, squirrels and plenty of unidentifiable animals!!
States driven through: 2 (Idaho and Montana)
I am going to try and give a brief run down each day of our trip. If I don't, the days are going to run together in my mind! We had a long first day. It was so hot and slow going through the mountains in Montana. The moving truck can only go so fast up the hills so that really adds to our driving time. We stopped at a Silver Dollar store (can't remember the name of the town) and Caden got his first pocket knife and Jordyn picked out a cowboy hat. We never stopped for lunch but ate snacks along the way. Finally got into Billings in the evening and that was a nightmare. The hotel was right downtown and there was no where to park the truck. We had to park it next door at an auto repair shop, our only concern was all the bums wandering around. It was strange to see so many. We ate dinner at Chili's and came back for a swim in the pool. We were exhausted and literally fell into bed. The most interesting part of the day had to be our roadkill count! We hadn't realized how much we would come across but it makes sense considering the areas we were driving through. I saw 4 deer but Tracy said there was quite a few more than that. Lots of foxes, skunks, squirrels and plenty of unidentifiable animals!!
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Fourth of July
Last night we had a great time, braving the crowds to watch the fireworks downtown. We thought it would be a great memory for the kids before we leave. We arrived at 7 for the 10pm show and staked out a great spot!
Had a wonderful time with good friends....
Lots of light saber wars...
And finally the big show!
The kids were exhausted by the time we got to the car for the drive home. As I type this at 10am, Caden is still sleeping!! It was so worth the wait and the crowds, though. We are sure going to miss this place!
Had a wonderful time with good friends....
Lots of light saber wars...
And finally the big show!
The kids were exhausted by the time we got to the car for the drive home. As I type this at 10am, Caden is still sleeping!! It was so worth the wait and the crowds, though. We are sure going to miss this place!
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