US Road Trip

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After Orlando, I flew to Chicago and joined up with a small group tour – a camping road trip that ran from Chicago to San Francisco. Along the way we stopped to visit such wondrous attractions as the world’s only corn palace.

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In South Dakota we visited 1880 town where things ended badly.

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We visited the Badlands.

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The Crazy Horse Memorial is much bigger than the Mt. Rushmore memorial. It has been under construction for more than 60 years and still isn’t close to being finished.

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In Wyoming we visited the Devil’s Tower, which you might recognise from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

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Doing my part to prevent forest fires.

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Yellowstone National Park

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Grand Teton National Park

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This is what happens when I’m put in charge of getting dessert.

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Antler Arch in Jackson

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Salt plains in Utah

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Yosemite National Park

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San Francisco

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After the tour ended, I went to the wedding of some friends and then went up to Seattle. The Chihuly Museum has some amazing glass sculptures.

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I also visited the EMP Museum which has lots of music displays and science fiction displays.

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Swords from The Princess Bride and Highlander movies.

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I finished the trip by visiting friends in Spokane. The weather was really nice for wandering around Manito Park.

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