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A Most Excellent Day - Part One

If things “broke” yesterday, today they sprang forward. I guess I forgot about moody periods and how they can end as quickly as they approach, but today Jordan, and as a result Ellery, were almost giddy, something that had not yet happened on this trip. Jordan, unlike Ellery, is not a talker,...

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shoshtrvls on July 20, 2011 from Yellowstone National Park, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Wait, There's More!

So, when we last left off, we said farewell to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and continued North. As we drew close to Mammoth Hot Springs we came upon our next wildlife sighting – a herd of female and young elk in a clearing off the side of the road. We got as close as we dared – close enough...

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shoshtrvls on July 20, 2011 from Yellowstone National Park, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Getting Ready for Wild West Tip...

Check, Check, Check, Ugh.... Getting ready with limited space for three, count them three girls. Doing last minute gathering of significant items and our goal is to have all done and back home by 6pm. We pack car with everything buy Coleman car fridge by 8pm. Nails done by 9pm and bed by...

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blanchard on July 20, 2011 from Baton Rouge, United States

from the travel blog: Blanchard Girls Go West....

It's Getting Better

Both the weather and the tension finally broke. Although this was basically just another day of driving, it was through some of the most beautiful country I’ve seen. And, even better, the girls were slightly more animated, making it a pleasant day overall. (Very few pictures were taken, for a...

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shoshtrvls on July 19, 2011 from Wapiti, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Beauty and Frustration

Well, the days and days of driving finally got to us. At least to me. We started the morning with a spectacular drive through the Black Hills, which offered amazing views of Mt. Rushmore and the mountains. The smell of pine was overwhelming, and I loved every minute of it. But, it was a slow,...

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shoshtrvls on July 18, 2011 from Gillette, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Americana

Leaving Sioux Falls, South Dakota at first did not appear to be much different than Minnesota. Or Wisconsin. Or Illinois. To me, it was all one long bug-splattered highway ahead. But very quickly, we realized that it wasn’t the same because, unlike those other states, South Dakota has … WALL...

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shoshtrvls on July 17, 2011 from Keystone, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Lazy Sunday

I think that one of my favorite things about the train is the interaction I enjoyed with the people around us. We spent a lot of time in the Observation Car playing various games, or reading, or chatting. Last night we stayed up till like 2 playing the dice game, and as we were doing that the...

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shrugsnkisses on July 17, 2011 from Kansas City, United States

from the travel blog: Chicago by Train

LA's Union Station

This trip began with a car ride to Cielito Lindo, on Olivera Street in LA for Taquitos--and they were a supper yummy dinner! Then it was across the street to Union Station where we waited for our departure. We arrived super early because of "carmagedon" (the 405 freeway was shut down for...

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shrugsnkisses on July 16, 2011 from Los Angeles, United States

from the travel blog: Chicago by Train

Boring and Mundane, Punctuated By The Mighty

A day of driving. Though cornfields. And more cornfields. Who knew there were so many cornfields in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota? Congress, I guess. ADM, I guess. It’s a lot of corn out there. And wind farms, plenty of wind farms. Which at least answered a question from...

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shoshtrvls on July 16, 2011 from Sioux Falls, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Did We Really Do All That?

A packed day, in every sense of the word. First, we had to pack – yes, the one place where I had planned to spend more than one night in a hotel room. Because when we arrived last night, they did not have a room with two double beds, resulting in very cramped quarters for the three of us. But we...

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shoshtrvls on July 15, 2011 from Chicago, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

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