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Yellowstone National Park

Canon EOS Rebel, Family fun, landscape, Old Faithful, Photos, pictures, road trip, tourist attractions, Travel, Travelocity gnome, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park / 1 minute of reading / July 21, 2011

Shortly after leaving Cody and the Buffalo Bill Dam we entered Yellowstone National Park’s East Entrance. I had not visited Yellowstone since I was a youngster, maybe 45 years ago. Since Yellowstone is extremely large and we only had one day to see as much as we could, we took the long way around the park. From the east entrance we drove alongside Yellowstone Lake to the Fishing Bridge junction. After a nice lunch we took Grand Loop Road to Canyon Village, across to Madison then dropped down to Old Faithful and eventually out the south entrance leading to the …

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Cody and the Buffalo Bill Dam

Buffalo Bill Dam, landscape, Photos, pictures, road trip, skies, tourist attractions, Travel, Travelocity gnome, Wyoming / 1 minute of reading / July 20, 2011

We ended day four and began day five in Cody, WY. On the way to the Cody Rodeo the night before, we noticed what looked like an old frontier town in the fields between Cody and Stampede Park. We decided to check it out the next morning. It turned out being the Old Trail Town which was the original townsite of Cody, which was named after William F. (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody. If you are into Old West artifacts, you will definitely appreciate a stop by Old Trail Town. After leaving the city limits and heading into the mountains we came …

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The Cody Nite Rodeo

Canon EOS Rebel, Cody, Photos, pictures, road trip, rodeo, Stampede Park, Travel, Wyoming / 1 minute of reading / July 20, 2011

Day four of our journey ended in Cody, Wy. We were taken aback when we discovered that Cody was a very difficult town to find an available hotel or motel with a vacancy. We eventually found what passed for a motel, but I think they borrowed beds from the jail display at the Old Trail Town. When we asked why rooms were so scarce we were told that Cody, the “Rodeo Capital of the World,” had the Cody Nite Rodeo which was held every night June 1st through August 31st. That was all my cowboy cousin needed to hear. Since …

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Photos from the Beartooth Mountains and Chief Joseph Scenic Highway

Beartooth Mountains, Chief Joseph scenic Highway, landscape, Montana, Photos, pictures, road trip, skies, Travel, Travelocity gnome, Wyoming / 1 minute of reading / July 20, 2011

After leaving Red Lodge we headed on towards the Beartooth Mountains. Since I had not been driving and had never visited this part of the country, I believed my cousin when he told me we were in the Tetons. It wasn’t until that night, when I brought out a map that I realized where we really were. Shortly after crossing the border into Wyoming we found ourselves on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. There was no question that as far as scenery was concerned, our trip had just been bumped up a couple levels. A viewing tip; try using the …

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Little Big Horn and Red Lodge Ales

landscape, Montana, National Park, Photos, pictures, Red Lodge Ales, road trip, skies, Travel, Travelocity gnome / 1 minute of reading / July 18, 2011

Day four of our journey began in Miles City and a beautiful morning. The storm clouds looked fantastic and made for great photos. As we headed across on I-94 I spotted a sign for the Little Big Horn battleground, so we made our first detour of the day. The signs were not very accurate, but due to another u-turn we soon came upon it. One thing my cousin and I both noticed was how solemn people seemed to be there. As we came into Billings my cousin asked if I had even been inside a Cabela’s Sporting Goods store. As …

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Camden’s first party

7th generation Californian, Photos, pictures / 1 minute of reading / July 16, 2011

I went to my first baby shower today. My son and his wife are bringing a new life into this world. He has a lot of things going for him from the gate. Parents, a big brother and a very large extended family that will love him. On top of that, he will be a 7th generation Californian. That is pretty cool. Anyway, today was the baby shower and here are the photos. Back to Camden’s Party Pics Back to Camden’s Party Pics

Sights along I-94 in North Dakota and into Montana

food, Montana, North Dakota, Photos, pictures, road trip, skies, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Travel, Travelocity gnome / 1 minute of reading / July 15, 2011

Day three of our road trip found us in Fargo, ND. I have to admit, my preconceptions of North Dakota were completely off base. For some reason I expected ND to be flat and treeless (was told the state tree was the telephone pole). It was actually a very picturesque state with rolling hills. There were tornadoes and thunderstorms in the area so we naturally took time to photograph the cloud formations. Along the way we stopped at Frontier Village and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We crossed over into Montana at days end and spent the night in Miles City. …

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Minnesota and the Mississippi River

Minnesota, Mirror Lake, Photos, pictures, road trip, Travel, Travelocity gnome, Wisconsin / 1 minute of reading / July 10, 2011

These photos are from Mirror Lake, WI and throughout Minnesota. We started off the day by visiting Mirror Lake. With that name we figured it had to be pretty picturesque. We were not disappointed. We then headed to La Crosse, WI and had lunch at Hooters. Ashley and all the girls were great fun and loved the Travelosity gnome, who has been hanging out lately. After lunch we cruised along the Mississippi River to Minneapolis then headed west on I-94 towards Fargo, ND. We stopped at the Round Barn Bed and Breakfast, where they gave us an extensive tour of …

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Milwaukee and the Wall of Death

harley-davidson, Milwaukee, Photos, pictures, Reedsburg, road trip, Travel, Wisconsin / 1 minute of reading / July 8, 2011

Back in May I met up with a cousin I had not seem in 25 or 30 years. Today we headed off on a cross country road trip. He arrived in Valpo last night. Tanya took us to dinner at Gaucho’s Brazilian Steakhouse for a sendoff with a full stomach. Our first stop was Milwaukee where we stopped at AJ Bombers to try out a special burger they had. It was okay. After lunch we headed over to the Harley-Davidson Museum. There was a Wall of Death set up in the parking let, so Brett and I went over and …

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4th of July, Indiana style

4th of July, geek good girl, Indiana, Phantom Fireworks, Photos, pictures, Valparaiso, Valpo / 1 minute of reading / July 5, 2011

Since 2008, my girlfriend Tanya has been having a 4th of July party here in Valpo. Since she knows how much I enjoy barbecuing and blowing things up, I have been in charge of the grill and the fireworks. These photos are from our 4th Annual 4th of July Extravaganza. Good food, good company and fireworks makes for a great day. Thanks to Tanya for taking some of the firework photos for me. Back to 4th of July Photos Back to 4th of July Photos