Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Ruedebuhr Road Rage–Day Nineteen

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We woke early and I took the boys for a walk, during which expressed an intense interest in meeting the horses who were also staying at the same RV park.

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We loaded up and Rufus assumed his usual spot just behind the driver (to insure that we took no wrong turns).

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We drove into the Wyoming Rockies, and the scenery began to get increasingly dramatic.

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After we crossed the Continental Divide, we caught our first glimpse of the Grand Tetons.

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We drove into the valley of the Snake River, the views continued to be jaw dropping.

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We also started to see buffalo along the road. The boys expressed intense interest in these, and we promised to see if we could arrange a closer inspection.

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We arrived in Jackson, WY and took in the famous elk horn arch on the main square.  Rufus wondered where the owners of all these sets of horns had gone.

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The boys also got to inspect a stuffed buffalo. 

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After a walk around town, we loaded up and drove north, past Jackson Lake.

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We arrived at the gates of Yellowstone, and drove path Lewis Lake, still partially frozen even in early June.

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We arrived at the National Park complex at Old Faithful just in time to see the geyser erupt.

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As we continued to drive through the park, we continued to see lots of wildlife.  It being calving season, there were lots of buffalo calves to enjoy.

 

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Kelly even got an up close picture of an elk cow before we exited the park and continued our drive home to Seattle.

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