Best of....

BEST Rest Stops- Iowa (they have wi-fi and filling/dumping stations)
Needing Street Repairs for Smoother Driving- Indiana and Ohio and some of Missouri and OK and AZ from Flagstaff to Kingman
Most Hilly- Wyoming
Best Last Place Resort- Walmart
Kindest People- Missionaries and Dave from the Garage in IL, who answered his phone way after hours to help us find a tire shop
Biggest Corn Fields- IL
Most Corn Fields- Iowa and Missouri
Best Wagon Ride- Nauvoo, IL
Reading Recluses- Zachary, Nicholas, Andrew, Rosan, Ethan, and Alexander
Most Popular Way to Pass the Driving Time: playing games- electronic and card
Best Driver-Brian
Best Navigator- Rosan & Garmin (gps)
Worst Signage: NEW YORK
Funniest Sign: We fix large cracks
Most Popular Sign: Road Work Ahead
Funniest Saying: "We call those pillars and not the ones you sleep on" KY Ranger (translation note: pillars means pillows)
Coolest Rest Stop: Delaware because it was an island in the middle of the interstate with a mini-mall and large food court
Coolest Food Stop: a McDonald's that was suspended above the interstate!
Most Humid: Virgina and Kentucky



Thursday, June 30, 2011

Day 6: Yellowstone National Park


We entered at the West Entrance around noon. We headed straight for Old Faithful only to get sidetracked to the many geysers and bison on the wayside. We stopped at Lower Geyser Basin and took a long walk only to discover the Caliente Oyo Geyser (or steam vent), an osprey, an elk’s shoulder bone, many steam vents, and plenty of bison. Old Faithful was on time and performed before an awe-inspired audience. We were amazed at how many spectators were there! Then off to our campsite….about an hour away up and down inclines and windy roads. We even passed the continental divide. Well past sunset, we arrived at our site, ate dinner, and fell asleep.

2 comments:

  1. I love that you are blogging. I'll send you the link to Jenna's and Johnathan's blog. Be safe on your trip.

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  2. We definitely are trying to be safe as possible! Those roads though do pose a challenge sometimes though. Almost all over the states, there is construction for either the flooding of the Missouri or Mississippi or just plain renovation work, so we must deal with this every few hours (at the minimum).

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