YELLOWSTONE!

It was Yellowstone day today!  We spent the entire day in the park.  I had never been and had no idea what to expect.  My main goal was to see some wildlife.  And that, we did.  And the scenery was pretty great too.  :)

This is me at the Roosevelt Arch which is the north entrance.

And this is Ty poorly working the timer on the camera...

Our first wildlife sighting!  A lady elk.

The info packet said to give buffalo 25 feet of room.  This one was about 4 feet from the car.  Awesome.

We did a short hike to the bottom of Tower Falls.

Lake Yellowstone was beautiful.  And huge.  This doesn't do it justice.

And of course, Old Faithful!  It was a little chilly by this point.

And just as we were leaving the park, and Ty was getting impatient with traffic, we saw baby buffalo!  Highlight of my day for sure.

Tomorrow will be less miles and more relaxing.  Stay tuned for where we end up!

Wild Bill and Devil's Tower

We had a great day of traveling today.  We started off by grabbing a coffee and a fruit smoothie from a cute local coffee joint in Rapid City.  The downtown area was much busier this morning than it was yesterday evening with music playing in this fountain area.  We stayed at the Alex Johnson Hotel which is the tall building in this picture.

Once we got on the road, we stopped just about 30 miles west in Sturgis.  Well, more like drove through. If you aren't familiar with the legend of Sturgis, it hosts a HUGE biker rally every year.  Today was not that day.  We were expecting a little more activity in this sleepy little town.  After a few loops of the "drag", we moved on to our next destination...Deadwood.

Deadwood has a rich history of gunslinging and gold mining.  Today, the town uses tourists and casino revenues to rebuild historic buildings and give the town an old time feel.  Ty found the spot where Wild Bill Hickok was murdered by Jack McCall.

Our highlight of the day would definitely have to be Devil's Tower in Wyoming which is the nation's first national monument.  The size of it is incredible.  It stands 5112 feet above sea level, and the summit of the tower is about 1 1/2 acres.  Amazing!  We walked around the base of the monument on a 1 mile trail, and every side is a little different.

It's hard to believe we have done so much in only two days.  Next up...Yellowstone!

Happy Memorial Day from Mt. Rushmore

We have accomplished a lot in the last couple of weeks.  Let me help get everyone up to speed.
We loaded up a Uhaul with all of our belongings (well, almost all) and took three days to drive to Raleigh.  Everything went super well until just east of Nashville when the trailer got a flat tire.

Three hours and two very hungry bellies later, we stopped in the next town to eat and sleep.  We made it to Raleigh the next day and had a week full of things to do.  We attended a beautiful wedding in Chapel Hill, roamed around Durham (where I will hopefully be working in a few months), and had some quality family time.  We then flew back to Denver to spend our final few days at our favorite spots and packing up Ty's car for our summer trip.  Today, we officially said adios to our cute little house and to Denver.

We made it to South Dakota today.  Mt. Rushmore was the first stop on our list and seemed so fitting for Memorial Day.  We hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday, and a huge thanks to all of our veterans out there who have fought and continue fighting for our country.

I have never been much of a writer. Hated it in high school and even more in college. But, I am going to give it another shot this summer. My boyfriend Ty and I are going to drive around and across the US for 90 days before relocating from Denver to Raleigh. My goal is to use this blog as a travel journal and keep you, the reader, entertained as well. I hope you stay tuned for future posts, pictures and tons of fun!


These Angus cows are located at one of my favorite places...the Denver Art Museum. As a transplant from Texas, they always reminded me of being home on the cattle farm.