2010 - West - National Parks

Our trip to the west took us to Cleveland, Chicago, Badlands of South Dakota, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, Arches NP, Canyonland NP, Mesa Verde NP, Dodge City, Little House on the Prairie in Kansas, Hannibal MO, Amish Country in Ohio and home.
There are no pics from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland because pics were prohibited but it was a great first stop.

Here is Deb and I sitting in the booth used by Frank Sinatra at the Blue Anchor Restaurant whenever he was in Chicago.

Photos from Chicago.

Breakfast at the B&B.

A very enjoyable evening of fine dining with our good friends Todd and David.

The Steever House B&B in Lennox SD.

Visited a German Beerfest in Sioux Falls SD.

A stop at the "Corn Palace" in SD. The outide walls constructed entirely of corn cobs.

The Badlands....

Wall Drug in SD. One of those "must" stops when traveling out there.

Coyote Blues B&B in Rapid City SD.

Dining in Deadwood.

Mount Rushmore.

Traveling the roads there are many small tunnels in the Rockies. Note the view of Mt. Rushmore through the tunnel.

Custer State Park in SD.

Wild donkeys looking for eats...

Buffalo grazing in Custer.

The Crazy Horse Monument. Still under constuction.

Devils Tower Wyoming.

A climber on Devils Tower.

Little Bighorn Battlefield. Markers show where each person fell during the battle. Gen. Custer is the black marker in the center.

Glacier National Park Montana.

Small white spots in center are longhorn sheep.

Along the"Road to the Sun" in Glacier.

Here is the lodge on the day we arrived... 60 degrees.

Here is the lodge on the day we left (2 days later)... 3 inches of snow.... 30 degrees

Elk in Yellowstone National Park.

Small geysers.

and pools....

and buffalo...

more buffalo crossing Yellowstone River.....

Old Faithful...

Lodging in Yellowstone... a "small" cabin...

Yellowstone falls and river....

Pronghorn deer in Yellowstone.

This huge elk just wandered in and sat down. Note Eileen and Deb in the background.

One of the many lakes leaving Yellowstone.

Buffalo Bill Dam outside Cody Wyoming.

The Chamberlain Inn in Cody.

Buffalo Bill Hstorical Center in Cody. A "must see" if out this way.

Arches National Park, Moab Utah.

Rest for the weary hikers....

Canyonland National Park.

The Colorado River in Moab.

Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.

The climb up from the site was long and "interesting"...

An old trading fort in Kansas.

The Boot Hill B&B in Dodge City Kansas.

The local (honorary) marshall in Dodge.

One of the many Little House on the Prairie sites. This one in Independence Kansas.

Hannibal MO...home to Mark Twain.

"Rafting" on the Mississippi.

Me n' Huck listenin...

Reagan's Queen Anne B&B in Hannibal.

An Amish community in Charm Ohio (pop.67). Good eats....

Also the home of Guggisberg Cheese. A "must stop" for Eileen.

Home again... the car was empty except for suitcases when we left... now there was barely enough room for someone in the back seat....