It gets cold at night in Yellowstone. Stephanie and I wear every piece of warm clothing we brought to bed each night. The two of us got up at 6:00am to get a head start on the day. Stephanie…
2012.07.11 A Walk Around Old Faithful
We all slept in this morning. Stephanie and I got up at 8:00 and the kids were in bed well past 9:00. When the kids finally did roll out of bed, we made “breakfast nests” to eat on the…
2012.07.10 Tetons, Trails, Trams and Moose!
This family got its act together this morning. We got dressed, took down the tent, and pulled out of our campsite at 7:07am. There is hope for us yet! Our early departure was motivated by our desire to make…
2012.07.09 Abe Lincoln and Grumpy’s Goat Shack
Another night of rain. If there is a silver lining to this weather, it is that we are extremely happy with the tent we purchased for this trip. It does not leak at all, and as a bonus, it…
2012.07.08 A Drought’s Best Friend
We went to bed last night with the thunderstorm’s light show to the north. By 2:00am, the storm hit the Goodland Kansas KOA hot & heavy. It rained and thundered and lightning all night long. We had planned to…
2012.07.07 World’s Largest Tour Of Kansas
The phone rang at 3:18am. This vacation starts not with an early morning departure, but with an early morning run. Weeks ago, I agreed to pace some friends who are running a 50 mile race this morning, the Midnight…