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Stop 10: Cody, Wyoming
This town was one of the coolest towns. Cody, Wyoming was named after Buffalo Bill and had a lot of history to offer. We stayed in teepee for the night. So cool! We then went back and forth to this museum all day. It was 5 museums in one building. The first section we went…
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Stop 9: Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park had a plethora of animals to see and several Wow! moments along the way. This park is also massive. It can take hours to get through. Our campsite. The first stop of course was Old Faithful. A few photos from our way back to our campsite for the evening. We took a…
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Stop 8: Grand Teton National Park
Wow! This National Park is breathtaking. The size of the mountains around you are hard to even describe. This park was actually not on our list of places to stop originally, but so glad we did. But first, ice cream. How could you not stop at an ice-cream shop that is home to the “Big…
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Stop 7: Dinosaur National Monument, UT
Our dinosaur, paleontology, archeology, geology loving kids were very excited to check out the Dinosaur National Monument. Our campsite for this trip. Our view from the campground. Views from the park. We then headed to bed to prepare for dinosaur bone hunting. Our chipmunk friend in the morning at the campsite. The visitor center at…
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Stop 6: Zion National Park
Wow! This park was stunning and we defiantly did not scratch surface with all this park has to offer, but we accomplished our goal of hiking the Narrows. More to come, but first setting up camp. This time we were greeted with deer as we entered the park. Setting up camp. This camp was a…
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Stop 5: Grand Canyon National Park
So if I am being honest, I always wanted to see the Grand Canyon, but just thought it would be a neat hole in the ground. The magnitude of the Grand Canyon is indescribable and pictures do not do it justice, but I will do my best. First of all, when we checked in, we…
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Stop 4: Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, NM
We put in some miles on our feet this trip. But first we stopped by to see family in Amarillo, TX. May I just say, if you ever find yourself in Amarillo, TX, run don’t walk to SheShe Cakes. Absolute amazing bite-sized (and full sized cheesecakes if you choose). They were gone before we ever…
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Day 3: Caprock Canyons
To say this place was awesome, is an understatement. Beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife. Picture overload coming. Now the heat was no joke and it did take us a little longer to set up camp, as the kiddos were a bit sluggish. Nonetheless, it did get set up. Dinner consisted of mashed potatoes, corn, baked…
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Lake Dardanelle
Stop 2 took us to Lake Dardanelle State Park in Arkansas. Home for the night. It took us 24 minutes to set up. Way faster. Pizza over the fire for dinner. Twinkies for dessert. We put a campfire twist on them though. Some were cooked on the fire wrapped in foil, some were cooked over…
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Stop 1: Cheaha State Park
Collecting magnets from each place we stop at. Our first night of camping on this adventure is in the books. Time to beat to set up camp is 49 minutes. We divided into two teams: Tent Team and Cooking Club. Each person had an assigned job. Unpacking Tent team setting up. We learned three things…
