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What a great vacation! We drove a little over 4,700 miles to visit Yellowstone National Park and Mt Rushmore National Memorial. If you EVER get the chance to go, take it!
Four Thousand Seven HUNDRED miles Ron??? Yes, we spent just under $800 in fuel but considering that I had 5 people to transport and the cheapest airline tickets I could find were $600 each and I would still have to rent a car and drive another 1,200 miles or so, it was much cheaper to drive than fly.
My wife prepared all sorts of activities for the kids and we really enjoyed our 12 days together!
We went whitewater rafting down the Gallatin River using Montana Whitewater
And we also went horseback riding in the Montana wilderness. It was spectacular!
We spent a LOT of time in Yellowstone and we saw more beauty than I ever imagined.
The views were spectacular. Words cannot express and pictures just cannot capture the sheer beauty and majesty of Yellowstone National Park.
We also saw a great deal of wildlife. Though we didn’t capture everything we saw on the camera, we saw black bears, grizzly bear, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, whitetail deer, eagles, osprey, buffalo, bull and cow elk, ground squirrels, and yellow bellied marmots. We tried to find wolves and moose but we will have to give that a shot next time…yes, we ARE going back!
Did you know there are more thermal features in the Yellowstone caldera than in the rest of the entire world combined?
Finally, we spent the Fourth of July in Rapid City, South Dakota and were able to see Mount Rushmore and the city of Deadwood. Deadwood was an old cowboy town and it is mostly famous as the place where Wild Bill Hickok met his untimely death by being shot from behind.
The kids panned for gold with Johnny One Feather!
Then we went on to Deadwood.
All in all it was the most wonderful vacation we have ever taken as a family. We are already planning to return!
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Thanks for all the incredible pictures.
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July 17th, 2008
His name is Johnny Onefeather. He was a Vietnam vet and has a huge spread that he mines for little nuggets here and there. He told us that he gives all his tips to a children’s home so we tipped him $20 on a $9 tab!
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Ron 's reply:
July 17th, 2008
Thanks PT. It was a fabulous trip. You just gotta go
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Ron 's reply:
July 17th, 2008
Thanks David. It was truly incredible to see the work of art that IS nature. What made it even better was being with my family and getting to experience everything with them!
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So, care to share how you made this a “financially efficient” trip-how you booked tickets, where you stayed..etc. Come on, spill! = )
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Your children will never ever forget this trip. And neither would I, should I ever go to Yellowstone or Mt. Rushmore.
Regards
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Thanks for all the great pictures!!! My husband and I would like to plan a trip to yellowstone for our 30th anniversary. We would also like to drive, but I am not sure where to stay in order to see the park.
Any suggestions?
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