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Got up and had a liesurely breakfast in the hotel dining room overlooking a marina on Lake Erie.  Gorgeous! Headed up to Niagara Falls.  I figured at first that we would take a couple of hours to look the place over and then move on to Philadelphia.  But after reading...

We left the motel in Ottawa, Illinois at about 10 this morning.  Before we left town, we went downtown to the site of the first Lincoln-Douglas Debate, which actually took place in August of 1858 and was for the Senate seat for Illinois.  There is a memorial on the...

I wasn't able to update the blog last night due to no internet, so this update will be for both yesterday and today. We got up fairly early at Kadoka, and found that there were three churches in town:  a Lutheran church that started at 10, and a Presbyterian and...

Got to Mt. Rushmore at about 11 a.m., under gorgeous blue skies and very light winds; totally marvelous weather!  We spent some time in the Visitor Center learning about how and why the monument was made (something that I think every American should see).  It was...

Left Greybull, Wyoming at about 10:30 a.m. headed to Devil's Tower.  Our route took us through Worland, Wyoming, where my mom used to live, so I called her and let her know that I was there.  From there we headed up into the Bighorn Mountains, the pass over which is...

Went back into Yellowstone this morning at about 10 a.m., passing a small herd of elk right outside the gates.  The weather was a little iffy, quite a few clouds, and we needed to wear our Soul’s Harbor sweatshirts, but the sun was out, so we took an umbrella and...

Started out this morning with one of the worst breakfast experiences I think I have ever had! The restaurant in West Yellowstone looked pretty good from the outside, and was very busy (which is usually a good sign), but the reason it was so crowded was that no one was...

After a restful (but short) night's sleep and a North American Breakfast (Cheerios and a donut), Sharla and I hit the road at about 10 this morning.  We decided that a stop at Craters of the Moon National Monument might be interesting. Craters of the Moon is about 12...

What a wild start to our vacation! Last night we got sidetracked in our preparations, so things took longer than we had planned.  We finally called it quits at 2:00 this morning.  Got up at 7:30 and finished organizing stuff, then packed it all in the car.  It all fit...