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The North Rim - 2010
A Trip to the North Rim
Our trip to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Perk, where we will be working for the summer.
Airstream trailers at the 2010 Soup Rally
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Line dance lessons
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The Soup Meisters at work
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It must be a "guy thing"
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A lunch break at an Iowa Rest Area
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Interesting things to see in Illinois
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A wind farm in Iowa
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The Corn Palace in Mitchell, ND. The entire exterior is covered in different types of dried corn.
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Desigsn from previous murals
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Amural design
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The side of the Corn Palace
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The murals are made of corn. The surrounding designs are all various grasses
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It used to be our kids that had to stand by the "Big <insert object here>".
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An example of how a mural is constructed
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The newest National Park Service site preserves one Minuiteman Missile silo & control room
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The Badlands erode at a rate of about one inch a year
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Water, then drought
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There are a lot of fossils in the Badlands. These are on display along a "Fossil" trail
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A few of the native birds
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When it rains here, it is normally a small downpour. Then it dries up just as quickly as it came.
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Why did it have to be snakes?
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Everywhere you look, the view is different
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Even more amazing
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It looks like the surface of the moon
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It's amazing what wind and water can accomplish
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A Prairie Dog in a Prairie Dog Town - There were dozens of them, but the little suckers are hard to photograph!
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It had been a wet Spring, so there was SOME greenery
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The different colors indicate different sedimentary layers
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Sedimentary layers
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Sedimentary layers
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Mule deer.
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Mule deer
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Buffalo
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Buffalo in the rain
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A small buffalo herd. We counted at least a dozen of them
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Buffalo
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Buffalo
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The campground, with our trailer.
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The campground at the Badlands National Park
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This time of year, everyone in the campground has great views
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A nice site, but the winds were so high we couldn't sit outside for very long.
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A visitor to our camp site
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Badlands
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Wall Drug, Wall, ND
The world famous Wall Drug
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Wall Drug, Wall, ND
Dave has an admirer
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Wall Drug, Wall, ND
The Wall Drug Cowboy Orchestra
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Pronghorn sheep
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore + 2
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Mt. Rushmore
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Mt. Rushmore
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The models for the sculpture - 1" on the model equals 1 foot on the mountain
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Mt. Rushmore from a distance
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The Black Hills
The Black Hills
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The Black Hills
Black Hills
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The Black Hills
A tunnel on Iron Mountain Road
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The Black Hills
Mule Deer
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The Black Hills
The "Hole in the wall"
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The Black Hills
Elk (we think) in Custer State Park
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The Black Hills
A tunnel on the Needles Highway in Custer State Park
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The Black Hills
A deer in Custer State Park
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The Black Hills
A "Needle"
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The Black Hills
Driving an 8' wide truck through a 9' wide tunnel
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The Black Hills
We made it! (Note the folded back side view mirrors)
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The Black Hills
Needles
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The Black Hills
Needles
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The Black Hills
Custer State Park
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The Black Hills
Black Hills
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Chapel in the Hills - Built from original Norwegan plans
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Chapel in the Hills
Pioneer Scandanavian cabin
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Chapel in the Hills
Pioneer Scandanavian cabin
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Chapel in the Hills
Pioneer Scandanavian cabin
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Ann gets some morning attention
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Gustav
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Devil's Tower
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We are getting closer to Devil's Tower
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Getting ceven closer
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Our campsite at the Devil's Tower KOA
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Devil's Tower, seen from the Visitor's Center
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Devil's Tower
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The rubble field. All of these rocks fell from the tower due to freeze-thaw and plants
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Devil's Tower
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The countryside around Devil's Tower
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Each side is different
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The "columns" were formed when the igneous rock cooled and shrunk. Most are 5 or 6 sided
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Devil's Tower
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Getting a close up view
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May Native American tribes consider Devil's Tower a sacred sites. You see these "offerings" in many places around the tower
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The end of a fallen column. One hasn't fallen since Devil's Tower became our first National Monument in 1906
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Deer feeding near the tower
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Devil's Tower
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Devil's Tower
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The top is flat, about the size of a football field. It has grasses and other small vegetation. Snakes, chipmonks and birds can be found there
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Devil's Tower
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Wildflowers
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Devil's Tower
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A climber repels down the tower
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Erosion is still occuring in the area
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A Prarie Dog on the lookout
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A Prarie Dog town
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Young Prarie Dogs playing
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Prarie Dogs spend half their lives underground. The rest of the time they are looking for food
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The view out our trailer's front window
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Devil's Tower at sunset
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An eraly morning surprise
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Snowfall at Devil's Tower
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Island Acres Campground, Colorodo
Our camp site at Island Acres, in Colorado near the Utah border
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Island Acres Campground, Colorodo
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Island Acres Campground, Colorodo
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Island Acres Campground, Colorodo
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I-70 winding it's way through Eastern Utah
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You see lots of these exits in Utah.
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Our "Camp Site" in Cedar City, Utah. There is still snow in the mountains.
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Campground at Zion National Park
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Lilly checks out what her back yard looks like today
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Zion
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No cars are allowed in Zion. Everyone rides these propane powered busses
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Flowers growing in cracks in the rocks
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Zion
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Weeping Rock
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We think these birds are buzzards
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The water seeps out between rock layers
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The original Zion Visitor's Center
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