Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Mount Rushmore, Wall Drugs and Yellowstone





























































































































































































































































July 13, 2009, Mt. Rushmore Bound



Left the Badlands and headed for Mt. Rushmore National Park in Keystone, SD. On the way out of the Badlands we had to stop in the town of Wall to show Hazel Wall Drugs. After all, you see the signs for Wall Drugs hundreds of miles out. So you are very curious as to what’s in Wall. I can’t share that with you but if you know about Wall then I can only say it has changed over the last 25 years since Bryant and Tina were there last. We had planned to camp as we left the Badlands but then the sky opened up and dropped more rain and hail than we have ever seen before, time for a hotel.



July 14, 2009, Cody, WY
Today we are off to Cody, WY, a real cowboy town, founded by no other than Wild Bill Cody. We spent the night and had fine barbecue sandwiches at Bubba’s. The next morning we had breakfast at Granny’s where the waitress called Bryant “a little shit” because he thought she was going to take his OJ away before he was finished.



Now for the real outdoor adventure—we are Yellowstone bound to bond with nature. We camped at Bay Ridge campground on the east end of the park, a campground that we later discovered was in the coldest part of the park and across from Lake Yellowstone. The days were sunny and beautiful but the nights were FREEZING COLD, around 37 degrees. Bryant was almost forced to take Hazel and Tina to the airport. We have never been so cold. Bryant claims that he was warm, but he drank enough vodka to keep his blood boiling. The next morning when the sun rose, we rented a motor boat and toured Lake Yellowstone. It was magnificent. (See pics.) During our stay, we saw a number of animals roaming the park. The animals we’nt even concerned with all of the crazy tourists taking pictures of them. Dominic, we’re going to take you to Yellowstone one day. You will love the elk, buffalo, bald eagles, deer, and many other animals.

2 comments:

Wanda said...

So glad you survived the cold. But how was it sleeping on the hard ground at your age? I'm certainly not up to it anymore. Bryant, where's the picture of you with a Bison while wearing your HU gear? Surely you didn't miss that opportunity.

Anonymous said...

Tina: Happy Birthday!!!!

Hazel #2