June 29 - Another Travel Day

We headed thru Wyoming to Devil's Tower and Mt. Rushmore. Below is how Miles and daisy passed the time


We went over Bighorn pass. The views were fantastic. Then we came upon this herd of cattle(must have been at least several hundred of them) walking for a few miles down the road we were suspose to be driving on It really was a sight to see. Thank goodness I can count on not being delayed by a cattle crossing in Charleston!!!

June 26, 27, 28 - Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is Huge!!! We ended up staying there for 3 days. The continental divide goes through the park also. Yellowstone has many amazing sites that are really awesome.

Old Faithful !!!
The bison were everywhere(and boy what a poop they made--you really had to watch where you stepped)they would even walk across the road. We saw a grizzly bear and a mama black bear and her cub too.


To make our trip to Yellowstone even more memorable we were to spend an evening with our Wyoming family,the wild west Wojciks. Fred, Julia and Schuyler it was wonderful to see you thank you for drive all those hours to see us. It really meant a lot to us. It was great to see you, we miss you.

June 26 - Lava Hot Springs Idaho

We really didn't know much about Idaho until this trip and we all fell in love with it.It's a very beautiful state. Lava Hot Springs is a very cute little town(pop.251).The hot springs were incredible the pools were springs fed only, the water ranged from 106-112 degrees. There wasn't any sulpur odor(thank goodness). We also went to a great water park there as well. All 3 of the kids(even Alex) jumped off the high drive. It was 17 feet tall--now I have more grey hair!!!

June 24/25 - A day of rest and then the Dino Dig in Delta Utah

U-Dig Fossils in Delta Utah. The kids had a great time in the quarry. They found many different fossils. Boy, was this a hard stop to find. We saw it on the travel channel a couple of years ago and have been looking forward to going there ever since. There is a 20 mile gravel road that could not have been any bumpier. We even lost a fog light in the RV.

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion is a beautiful park. It really gives you a preseptive of a canyon. In the Grand Canyon you are at the top looking down or you can hike down. At Zion you drive to the bottom of the canyon where there is a shuttle bus to take you from point to point. Here you hike up, which we felt was much easier, because on the way back when you were tired at least you were going downhill.

The Emerald pool trail was awesome. It consisted of 3 different pools. when you reached one you could get your feet wet and cool off. Mom made it to the 2nd pool. Martin and I took the kids to the upper pool, where the climb was steep. The temp being over 100 didn't make it easier. But it was sure worth the trip.

The motor home made it thru this tunnel but any vechicle over 11'4" needs to travel in the middle of the tunnel therefore all traffic coming in the other direction needed to be stopped. Boy, was it dark in there.

6/22/07--Travel day from California to Utah

This was a travel day for us. We drove from California to southern Utah. We passed thru
Las Vegas as well, but with the 3 kids we didn't stop in. We unforunately made the ride even a little longer by going to the wrong KOA campground apparently there are several that are by Zion National Park. When we realized this I called the KOA we were suspose to be at and the lady there give me directions to "come up and over the hill". Well, this was no HILL, it was Mt Everest!!! We climbed to 10,000 feet!!!! To make matters worse the winding road had no guard rails. My hands were numb after 43 miles of this and Martin was doing the driving!






Once we finally got the the correct location Alyssa was able to go horseback riding.

June 21 - The San Diego Zoo

The kids are very excited, we are ready to spend a day at one of the greatest zoos in the country.

The Polar bears were sunning themselves, but no one wanted to go for a swim.
Enjoying a bus tour around the park.
This Koala bear was so cute. All of his friends were sleeping so I guess he figured it would be a great time to eat.
These Meerkat's were our favorite. Only one was standing watch until a helicopter flew by. When they heard it they all got up to watch it fly by. It was very funny.
Lunch time.

The Panda bears are so sweet. This one posed for us.

All the Pandas in the US are on loan to us from China. This guy is in the 11th year of a 12 year contract. They live to be about 30 in captivity.

We had a wonderful visit.