Woke up in our little motel room and decided to travel a bit more. It was our first sights of Wyoming in daylight- not to mention our first sight of the ROCKIES! So many different terrains and beautiful views. We made it to GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK by the afternoon and as i said before it kept getting better! The mountains were glorious. GLORIOUS. From the distance it appeared to be foggy but as you approach it became clear. Met a mountain man at a gas station and he advised us the best route to take for the full experience. We happily lost reception of any kind for the next two days. Lacey nor I had ever witnessed anything like the TETONS. We have a running joke of how many postcards we have seen... and the question always comes up "IS THIS REAL?!" Yes, yes it is real. and we were ALL OVER THAT.
Lacey and i woke up in a super cold tent in Rapid City South Dakota early today. We started the day driving thirty miles in the wrong direction (with me navigating : )) . It was the scenic route for sure, with the BLACK HILLS surrounding us. Our original plan was to visit the cave of the winds, but we saw a closer route for mount rushmore. Wouldn't you know we NEVER made it to the caves; We were too busy exploring CUSTER STATE PARK in the BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST!!!! The turn we had made brought us right to the front gate so we said why not? Complete opposite experience from yesterday- where there wasn't much life at all. We were surrounded by nature! Got the chance to drive right up to mule deer, donkeys, and BUFFALO! (I KNOW RIGHT?!) We took our time and too many pictures. There were so many fascinating places to explore.. not a chance that one day would ever be enough time. But we made our way out of the Wildlife loop and headed to the NEEDLES. We kept feeling like the next was better than the last.. and it got better and better! We finished our tourism out at CRAZY HORSE with MOUNT RUSHMORE to follow. As if we didn't cram enough into this day, we took off for yet another state! Made it to Wyoming to view some remarkable lighting and experience a hail storm that brought our travels straight to a motel! We are happy to be safe and sound and DRY! EXCITED FOR TOMORROW!
Woke up in Kennebec after surviving some awesome thunderstorms last night. It was too early to enjoy the current time zone; so it was a relaxing morning. We leisurely showered and cleaned up camp to make our way to the BADLANDS! After an hour of driving there were signs we were getting close! Passed all sorts of tourist traps along the way.. (1880 Town, 13 Ft Prairie Dog, Petrified Gardens) But We resisted! AND THEN, THE GLORIOUS VIEWS THAT CAME TO FOLLOW WERE UNFORGETABLE! The pictures below do not do it justice; it really was magical. After climbing around in the sun all day we were drained and a little burnt, not to mention TIRED. Made it to RAPID CITY by 7 pm and watched the sunset from a hot tub at our camp! It doesn't feel like it has been 3 days already.. and we still have quite a few to go!
DAY TWO OF TRAVEL— 11;15 AM We have arrived in Iowa! The scenery has been quite similar to New York so far, a lot of corn fields and some soy bean feilds too! Got to enjoy some thunderstorms in Illinois while singing obnoxiously to the best of the 90’s . Overall we both have been smiling non stop, but are eager for some mountains in our lives! MY MORNING VIEW WHILE LACEY WAS STILL SLEEPING. KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS THE ABOVE PHOTOS ARE TAKEN FROM A SCENIC LOOKOUT POINT JUST OUTSIDE OF OMAHA. SMILES FOR DAYS
HELLO WORLD! Lacey and i celebrated our first night in the outdoors last night! We had a great day of travel as well; landed our tires in at least a part of 5 states. And the majority of our eye candy was the scenic CLOUDS. We discovered that Indianna is the home of the RV/MH HALL OF FAME! …oh and don’t drink coffee in indiana —terrible rest stops! We ended our travel at the nearest KOA which happened to be in Kankakee, Illinois. We fell asleep to the sound of crickets and critters of the night! Woke up giggling over stolen blankets. We are on our way westward!!! ABOVE INTERSTATE 90 GOING THROUGH OHIO! ^^^^^ HELLO CLEVELAND! EAGER TO STOP DRIVING THIS WAS OUR FIRST SUNSET JUST SOUTH OF CHICAGO^^^^^^^^
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