10 DAYS ON THE ROAD - 4,100 MILES OF BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
GOD BLESS AMERICA
This was the route
Jackson, Wyoming
photographs in the city of Jackson, Wyoming
the Historic Wort Hotel in Jackson - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wort_Hotel
Inn on the Creek - Jackson (where we stayed)
front view of the Inn on the Creek
behind our Inn
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
The John Moulton Barn at the base of the Grand Tetons in Moose.
the most photographed (and perhaps, painted) barn in America
above - setting for the movie "SHANE" - 1953
The Chapel of the Transfiguration (Episcopal) - Moose, WY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_of_the_Transfiguration
Jenny Lake - rainy day with low hanging clouds on the mountain peaks
the historic Cunningham Cabin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunningham_Cabin
photos from the Snake River Overlook - Grand Teton National Park
this was a beautiful rainbow we witnessed near dusk on the way back to Jackson
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
below - this is a bison swimming across the Yellowstone River - Hayden Valley
Grizzly Bear in Hayden Valley
below - the Upper Falls - Yellowstone
below - Tower Falls - Yellowstone
Photos from Old Faithful
The magnificent Old Faithful Inn - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful_Inn
Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces - Yellowstone
Petrified Tree - Yellowstone
BEAR TOOTH PASS
out of Yellowstone east entrance then to Cooke City, MT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beartooth_Highway
out of Yellowstone east entrance then to Cooke City, MT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beartooth_Highway
above - big horn sheep relaxing behind rock ............ below - black bear within 40 feet of the road
pair of moose cows crossing the road
Cooke City, MT population 140 elevation 7769 - Alpine Motel our resting place for the evening
DEVIL'S TOWER
NATIONAL MONUMENT
NATIONAL MONUMENT
MOUNT RUSHMORE
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
CRAZY HORSE MONUMENT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse
LEAD, SD
home of the Homestake Gold Mine, largest gold mine in the western hemisphere (closed in 2002)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead,_South_Dakota
home of the Homestake Gold Mine, largest gold mine in the western hemisphere (closed in 2002)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead,_South_Dakota
a miners porta potty - women used this too
the box above contains 1 ton of rock - from this ton of rock the mine operators would expect a hershey kiss amount of gold
DEADWOOD, SD
"Boothill" at Mt. Moriah Cemetery where Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane are buried
SPEARFISH CANYON, SD
We visited our friends, the Lamberts, who have a cabin in Spearfish Canyon.
The Lamberts formerly lived in Texarkana and now reside in Dallas
The Lamberts formerly lived in Texarkana and now reside in Dallas
monument stones indicate where Soldier bodies fell
monument stones indicate where Indian bodies fell
BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands_National_Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands_National_Park
