Indiana - We started our trip by seeing Santa Claus
Illinois - Nick's job was to put stickers on the RV for each state we entered
Missouri - Passing the famous St. Louis Arch.
St. Louis, MO - Crossing the mighty Mississippi River and passing the Gateway Arch
Colorado - Seeing mountains for the first time in 1000 miles. This is the front range of the Rockies near Boulder, CO.
Colorado - Pretty summer wildflowers on the way to Estes Park, CO
Este Park, CO - Looking at Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado - Rocky Mountain National Park (and an identified bird)
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park Colorado - Views from the Stanley Hotel (of the Stanley Steamer fame), where famous hotel scenes from the Shining were filmed
Estes Park, CO - A red fox after just having a ground squirrel for a snack
Cave Creek Canyon, CO
Berthoud Pass, CO
Berthoud Pass on the way to visit friends in Winter Park, CO
Grand Lake, Grandby CO
Rocky Mountain National Park - A young moose
Rocky Mountain National Park - Snow covered high mountains on the entrance drive
Rocky Mountain National Park - As you can tell from the date, the piles of snow hang around all year up at these elevations.
Rocky Mountain National Park - Alpine Visitor Center, on the highest continuous roadway in the US.
Rocky Mountain National Park - Tundra
Rocky Mountain National Park - Now that's a pile of snow.
Rocky Mountain National Park - The view from the Alpine Visitor Center
Rocky Mountain National Park - Views of the Medicine Bow Mountains from 11,600'
Rocky Mountain National Park - Valley views
Wyoming - Views through Wyoming
Bar Nunn, WY
Northern Wyoming scenes
Wyoming - A big Santa Fe train rolls through the high plains
Montana - Views of Montana
Montana - Happy cows
Livingston, Montana - The famous Snake River
Montana - The Snake
Montana views
Gardiner, Montana - At the Roosevelt Arch at the entrance to Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner, Montana - The (Teddy) Roosevelt Arch
Yellowstone National Park - We made it Yellowstone!
Yellowstone National Park - Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone National Park - The boys at Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone National Park - Views from Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone National Park - Our first of thousands of buffalo sightings
Yellowstone National Park - A hot spring bubbles up near a river
Yellowstone National Park - A buffalo herd takes a break
Yellowstone National Park - Gibbons Falls
Yellowstone National Park - A big storm rolls in
Yellowstone National Park - More views of the storm rolling in
Montana - The next day the rain/snow line was just a few hundred feet up the mountain (remember, it's mid JUNE!)
Montana - The rain/snow line
Yellowstone National Park - The gorgeous drive we took each morning from Livingston into Yellowstone
Gardiner, Montana - The Roosevelt Arch stands out and the Snake River curls around the mountains
Yellowstone National Park - Mountain goats high up in the hills
Yellowstone National Park - A big buff
Yellowstone National Park - Nick enjoys the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park - The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park - Melodi enjoys the view
Yellowstone National Park - 8-year-old Thomas helps read the sign
Yellowstone National Park - Yellowstone Falls from Artist Point
Yellowstone National Park - The buffalo graze close to the road and like to use the road as a trail
Yellowstone National Park - Getting real close to a big bison
Yellowstone National Park - The boys enjoy Dragon Mouth Hot Spring
Yellowstone National Park - A white pelicon fishes the Yellowstone River
Yellowstone National Park - Views of Lake Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park - Snow caps beside massive Lake Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park - Lake Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park - A mountain bluebird
Yellowstone National Park - The gorgeous mountain bluebird
Yellowstone National Park - A brave coyote
Yellowstone National Park - A brave coyote hangs next to a big buffalo
Yellowstone National Park - Buffalo crossing the river to their night rest spot
Yellowstone National Park - Buffalo cross the river
Yellowstone National Park - Old Faithful blows near the Lodge
Yellowstone National Park - Almost 11-year-old Nick and 8-year old Thomas next to Castle Geyser
Yellowstone National Park - Nick checks out a hot spring
Yellowstone National Park - World famous Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park - The crowd enjoys Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park - Thomas was my trail guide for the geyser flats walk near Old Faithful.
Yellowstone National Park - Thomas and I enjoyed watching the swallows swoop down for bugs here. The is the Firehole River
Yellowstone National Park - Morning Glory hot spring, Thomas' favorite
Yellowstone National Park - Buffalo trail walkers
Yellowstone National Park - Road hogs
Yellowstone National Park - Another storm looms
Yellowstone National Park - A trout fisherman enjoys the Yellowstone River
Yellowstone National Park - Stuck in a buffalo jam
Yellowstone National Park - Nick and Dad check out Spasm Geyser
Yellowstone National Park - We saw this cool bus everywhere
Yellowstone National Park - Nick takes a picture of a chipmunk tackling a bagel
Yellowstone National Park - A bald eagle guards her brood
Yellowstone National Park - A painted buff in West Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park - For posterity - here are the fees in 2007.
Yellowstone National Park - A momma coyote looking very tired out looking for food
Yellowstone National Park - A nice fall area
Yellowstone National Park - A big elk bull in velvet
Yellowstone National Park - Buff daddy enjoys a dandelion snack
Yellowstone National Park - Loved this pic of the buffalo and the Yellowstone River
Grand Tetons National Park - A marmot?
Grand Tetons National Park - The Grand Teton range
Grand Tetons National Park - The Grand Teton
Grand Tetons National Park - The gorgeous Grand Tetons
Grand Tetons National Park - Grand Tetons
Grand Tetons National Park
Jackson, WY
Idaho - The Snake River
Washington - We've reached the end of the road in Washington!
Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Pacific Ocean, Seaside, Oregon. Love this picture of the boys charging to touch the Pacific Ocean for the first time in their lives.
Seaside, Oregon - The Louis and Clark statue
Seaside, Oregon - The Louis and Clark statue. This was the end of the line for the Oregon Trail expedition.
Oregon coastal highway
Oregon coastal highway - Nehalem, code name for Intel's Core i7.
Depoe Bay, Oregon - Sight of our first-ever sighting of whales in their natural habitat
Depoe Bay, Oregon
Depoe Bay, Oregon - A gray whale
Depoe Bay, Oregon - Thomas watches for the whales
Heceta Head, Oregon
Heceta Head, Oregon - Seal lions basking in the sun
Heceta Head, Oregon - Sea lions bask in the sun
Heceta Head, Oregon - hanging out
Oregon coastal highway - Piles of driftwood
California - Made it to California
Crescent City, CA
Cresent City, CA
Cresent City, CA - Redwoods
Cresent City, CA - Melodi hugs a big coastal redwood
California
Mount Shasta, California
Yosemite National Park - Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park - Half dome
Yosemite National Park - El Capitan
Yosemite National Park - Gorgeous Yosemite Valley
Legoland, Carlsbad, CA - San Franscisco
Legoland - The Capitol
Legoland - The mini-Capitol
Legoland - Jefferson Memorial complete with real life-sized bird
Legoland - Iwo Jima Memorial and tourists
Legoland - Exploring these incredible mini creations was a highlight of this neat little theme park
Legoland - The White House complete with rooftop Secret Service agents
Legoland - New Orleans
Legoland - The Las Vegas strip, kid-friendly style
Legoland - The Las Vegas welcome sign and mini-desert
Legoland - The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (noting kissing newlyweds in front of the hotel)
Legoland - forgot the name of this one
Legoland - The Venetian
Legoland - The Mirage and its huge fountain
Legoland - Treasure Island and pirate ships
Carlsbad, CA - The Coaster train that we took down to San Diego from Carlsbad. (We stayed in Carlsbad to visit Legoland)
Coaster train ride - Carlsbad, CA to San Diego, CA - Thomas chills out on the morning ride to San Diego
Sea World, San Diego - Our buddy the walrus
Sea World, San Diego - A beluga whale
Sea World, San Diego - The dolphin show
Sea World - The Shamu show called 'Believe'
Sea World, San Diego - One of the orcas takes a dive
Old Town Station, San Diego - The tired family of tourists waits on the arrival of the Coaster train for the ride back to Carlsbad.
San Diego, CA - Sunset views from the Coaster train on the way from Sea World San Diego back to our hotel in Carlsbad.
San Diego, CA - From the Coaster train. On the morning train ride the sea was lined with surfers waiting on a wave. The evening ride back was a nice quiet sunset.
The actual Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV - Yep, that's a ride up there
Utah - A Utah sunset
Utah
Utah views
Views in Utah
I-70 Colorado - Views through the canyons in Colorado
South Carolina - Stepping out of the RV at home for the first time in 5 weeks. Total trip distance, 9000 miles. What a great experience!
