Archive for September, 2008
I tah? No, Utah.
Was able to meet up with Adam and Katie the past two days in Zion National Park in southwest Utah. This was good for two reasons: we got to talk to other people… and we… got… to talk to other people. …
Rocks rock less
One thing we’ve come to realize on this journey through American landscape is that there is only so much time you can spend looking at rocks. I could easily have camped out (not literally - no showers) in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone…
Yellowstone Rocks, Part II
Finally saw off Yellowstone yesterday with a trip through the Norris Geyser Basin, Mammoth Hot Springs, and, of course, Old Faithful. Mammoth and Norris were decidedly average. Not that they weren’t interesting, but after a day of coyote sightings, elk…
Yellowstone rocks
We spent the last couple of days in Jackson, the Grand Tetons, and Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming. It was hard - even for us - to attain the same level of silly/stupid/sarcastic/inappropriate photographing that we have maintained up…
A Monument-al Day
Arrived in Jackson Hole this morning with a chance to give another quick update while we steal some wi-fi. It’s actually free at this coffee shop, but this being the Wild West, I’d like to think we are bad-asses by…
Rolling out of Idaho Falls…Literally
Have had a couple of days without the internet, but here is a quick update on Things We Have Learned in Wyoming and Idaho, via crackberry:
1. It is elk mating season and the sound they make to indicate their, ahem,…
Badlands: Not actually that bad
Today we are happy to report that we spent more time out of the car than in it. Probably for the best since I’m not sure how well the Prius would handle this terrain:
or this:
or this:
But psyched to be moving…
South Dakota is Corny
We knew the Corn Palace would be good (I mean, it’s a Palace. Made out of corn.) but boy were we wrong. It was amazing! Our trip coincided with the 2008 Polka Festival. Enter 300 polka-dancing, lederhosen-wearing, corn-eating geriatrics and you have…