Sunday, September 8, 2013

Lidia's restaurant Kansas City

This is one of Lidia Bastianich's restaurants of Food Network fame. It was so delicious.  We were joined by April and Genie Martin, Burlington friends.

Corn Palace

This is in Mitchell, SD. Check out..
www.cornpalace.org/  We got there right at 5 pm so didn't get to see inside. Understand it has a basketball court in it.

Badlands National Park



Wish we had time to have spent more time here.

Wall Drug Store

On this stay we begin our trip back to NC.  We stopped here for breakfast.  This store as a tiny drug store back many years ago when the population was around 323.  Today it is closer to 850! Now it is a destination.  Check out:  http://www.walldrug.com/t-history.aspx


Coffee Mug

I hate this picture of me but I took to show you this special mug I purchased in a thrift store that was going out of business!  I hate drinking my morning coffee out of styrofoam or paper cups, so when we were in Bemidji, MN, we couldn't find this breakfast restaurant we had read about and turned into the parking lot of this store and went in for directions.  I realized I need a ceramic cup and purchased this hand painted mug that I knew I could keep up with.  It is so ugly that I will probably never lose it!

Friday, September 6, 2013

Mount Rushmore

We took a wonderful bus tour today. Started with a breakfast. Rode a twisty road to Rushmore on narrow roads through tiny rock tunnels on a big bus!

Crazy Horse

What a story about this carving which is largest in the world. This is not a good picture but is best I could do.  To get hete we drove on the Needle Hwy.

Crazy Horse Model

Inspirational

What a beautiful day!

George Washington

More Mount Rushmore.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Driving into Cody, WY

This was some of the beauty we saw driving into Cody!

View from Deadwood Cemetery

We r overlooking Deadwood.

Deadwood, SD

This is cemetery where Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane are buried.

Sturgis, SD

We didn't tour museum, but asked the lady there all about the recent Biker Reunion.  There 400,000 to 500,000 people there!  All motels within 200 miles were booked solid!

More Bighorn National Mtns

Bighorn National Park

This was a beautiful mountain range we went through on way to Rapid City,SD.

William Cody

Buffalo Bill Museum

We were only able to spend about 2 1/2 hours here.  It was 5 museums in one.  Great!

On the way to Cody, WY

Leaving Yellowstone

We were just outside the park when we rounded a curve and saw bison right in the middle of the road! I took pic with me ipad from the passenger seat.

Lowe falls at Yellowstone Canyon

Bison at Yellowstone

More Yellowstone

Yellowstone thermals right by the lake

Bull Elk in Yellowstone National Park

This elk was in the woods right off the road.  Everyone was around him taking pictures.  When he bugled we decided to leave.  We also saw a mama bear in the bushes near the road.  I couldn't get a decent picture....but I did see the head of the mama and one of the babies.

Grand Teton in the clouds

Jenny Lake Grand Teton National Park

Was slightly cloudy but beautiful!

Antler Arch in Jackson, Wy

Rainy drive to Jackson

I thought i was seeing a lake, but I think it was clouds.

Craters of the Moon

More pics.

Craters of the Moon National a monument

We stopped here on the way from Boise to Jackson.  It was so beautiful.