Road Trip June 2008
Tom and his wife loaded up the RV and hit the road in June of 2008. They first explored Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for three days before heading up to Glacier National Park for another three days. On the way to the Black Hills of South Dakota, they stopped to visit Little Bighorn and Devils Tower. With a home base in Rapid City, they visited the Badlands and Wind Cave National Parks, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Mount Rushmore. Heading north again, they visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, and then traveled eastward to northern Minnesota. Here, they visited Voyageurs National Park before setting up home base in Duluth. They took a scenic drive up the coast to Grand Portage, stopping to see cool lighthouses and waterfalls along the way. From Grand Portage, they took a small boat out to visit Isle Royale National Park. The last destination was Warren, Indiana, to attend a big family reunion. Tom had a great time reconnecting with long lost relatives and revisiting childhood memories.
Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana
Jackson Glacier, Glacier National Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Wall Drug Store, South Dakota
Spelunking at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
(boxwork formation on ceiling)
Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Dinner at Grandma's in Duluth, Minnesota
Two Harbors Lighthouse, Minnesota
Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota
Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota (Great Hall)
Isle Royale National Park, Michigan (Windigo)
Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Isle Royale National Park
Stopped in Hayward, Wisconsin, for home made fudge
Family reunion at Warren, Indiana
Revisiting memories from 50 years ago