Submitted by: Liz
We got up and headed to Devil's Tower. It was simply put, amazing. The pictures don't do it justice and my words can't either. The weather was gorgeous. It is this natural wonder really.. and the first national monument. My favorite part was the fields of prairie dogs. They make these giant holes and pop up and down like the game "whack a mole." Then they stand up like meerkats. I could have watched them for a lot longer then our schedule allowed. The rock itself is immense and dad kept mentioning how he thought it was used in close encounters of the third kind.. maybe?
Then we headed towards Cody, Wyoming. This was pretty adventurous because we first ended up in Montana headed straight for Billings.. at this point Mimi tried to pee a la squatting by the van for her first time.. she got a little bladder shy and it was comical really. We got headed in the right direction, which took us through Big Horn Forest and Mountains. The elevation reached 8,500 feet and there was snow at the top. We saw antelope, deer and to my delight.. Two Moose. I have read enough to know that Moose are large and unpredictable so we didn't stay long to photo shoot the moose when we saw he had contempt in his eyes...
The trek down the mountain was an 18 mile decline. We couldn't venture more than 20 mph so it took a long, long time and our brakes smelled bothered by the bottom.
The drive from there to Cody was beautiful. It is all so beautiful and enough to make me feel so small.
The kids were great and Randy behaved himself today too. =) We have had lots of laughter, and I think even the littlest traveler realizes this opportunity to all be together on this trip is a once in a lifetime adventure.
Tomorrow we will be heading towards yellowstone and the hundred year old cabin in the wilderness. Needless to say we won't be updating for several days.. so never fear! I am sure our pictures and tales in a few days will impress.
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