Yeah, I know we are crazy.... I mean who takes a MAJOR vacation before a MAJOR vacation... WE DO!!! BUT it was so much fun. We (and by we I mean Tyler) got a hair brained idea to head out Memorial Day Weekend and see the things that we haven't seen in our 2 1/2 years here in Wyoming. We rented an RV with our "vacation friends" (aren't you supposed to be rich to have vacation friends?) The Westbo's; William, Tiffany, Devon (7), Peyton(5), & Danial(1). We rented a 31 ft RV that had enough room for our two families. 9 people in an RV, sounds like it could be bad... but it sure was fun. We laughed and talked and the kids slept and watched movies. So it was worth it. We drove over 1600 miles in 4 days. We started on Friday bright and early and drove to Keystone, SD to see our President's in stone (Mt. Rushmore)... it was great! The weather was beautiful. We drove over to the Badlands... where we informed the kids if they were naughty they would have to stay since "that is where the bad kids stay". Then we made a quick stop at Wall Drug (if you ever make it to Wall, SD you will have to go to Wall Drug, so that you can understand WHY? we stoopped in). We bought some fudge there, saw a dinosaur, drank some free "sulfur" water, the kids rode a jackalope, and then we ate dinner and rode bikes in the parking lot. The next day we headed out for Devil's Tower... it was truly magnificent. The story the Native American's tell of how it was created was really interesting. We climbed up a hill and took some pics and then headed back down. TJ and Tyler saw a snake on their way down and thought that was cool. We continued our drive towards Yellowstone. We stopped for dinner in Lovell, WY and ate in a Stake Center parking lot while the kids rode their bikes. We spent the night about 25 miles outside of Yellowstone. We drove into Yellowstone in the morning and spent about 8 hours in Yellowstone. The longer we were there the weather turned cooler and rainy. We did see Old Faithful! It was as always spectacular. We spent the night in Dubois, WY... Just think the movie "Deliverance". Then Monday morning we headed home. We got into Cheyenne around 5pm. So it was a great trip and we had a lot of fun and made great memories. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
A far away view of Devil's Tower.
Danial and Elizabeth zonked during the ride.
Cheesy pic of Tyler and me at Mt. Rushmore.
TJ, Mommy, and Elizabeth in front of the RV.
You can see Washington's profile in the background.
Peyton, TJ, and Devon playing Memory and eating trail mix.
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