2018
Three Forks
When we were in St. Charles, MO (our first stop on this great American adventure) we were at the end of the Missouri River, well Three Forks, Montana is the Missouri Headwaters. So in a sense we have traveled the Read more…
2018
Today We Celebrate Our Independence Day
Ok, I took the line from the movie Independence Day. But what a better way to spend our Independence than watching Old Faithful in the world’s first National Park? We didn’t get to see a lot of water mostly steam Read more…
2018
Parades and Fireworks
When you are in the west for the Fourth of July and take in a parade you expect to see a lot of horses. That’s exactly what we witnessed. A very different type of parade than we are used to Read more…
2018
Yellowstone National Park
Breathtaking! Amazing day in upper Yellowstone although we didn’t make it all the way to to Mammoth Springs – had to save something for the next trip. Beautiful waterfalls: The Yellowstone River has two falls, upper (top right) and lower Read more…
2018
43 Foot, Not 23
So we drive the Busse Bus with jeep in tow through Yellowstone marking all the places we need to come back to visit to camp in West Yellowstone just outside the gate. I chose the West Gate because the North Read more…
2018
I Love Big Tetons
Ok, so I plagiarized the title of this post from t-shirts that we saw in Jackson Hole, WY. What can I say, I thought they were funny. However, I didn’t purchase either one – thought that I would look stupid Read more…
2018
Bighorn National Forest
Beautiful drive up and over the mountains and in the Bighorn National Forest. Snowed / hailed / iced over the pass just before we got there. Cra, cra to have seen snow in July. Nice snaps outside the Busse Bus: Read more…
2018
Leaving the Newmar Rally
We ran into the town of Gillette to stock up on supplies and when we got out of the grocery store we heard the tornado sirens. Drove the jeep as fast as we could back to the Busse Bus just Read more…
2018
Mount Rushmore And Crazy Horse
We took the tour bus from Gillette to Mt. Rushmore through the rain and thought that it was going to be a miserable day outdoors. Decided to grab lunch in the park before hiking the Presidential Trail that gives you Read more…
2018
Miss Rotterman
My fifth grade teacher was Miss Rotterman (not sure if I have the spelling correct or not – Kevin and/or Dawn (Baumann) Falkenthal – yes they got married can you let me know?) who would read to us during Read more…