After resting for a week and looking back at all of the places that we have been, I thought that I would look back over the pictures and reminisce about the places and things that stood out to me.
One of the things that I intended to put into our blog was about the time that we were staying at Mt. Rushmore KOA and they had “All The Pancakes That You Can Eat For $3.00” thing. Since our campsite was just across from the pancake tent, I decided to go over the first morning and have me some pancakes. Mike Luginbill had told me about this setup so I just had to see for myself. They feed many people and have to make many pancakes in a short period of time. There has to be a system or routine for them to follow to do this so the pictures below show it. They have this machine that dumps the pancakes on the griddle and by the time they get the last pancake on the griddle, it is time to start turning over the first ones. They can cook 60 pancakes at a time.
Believe it or not, I only had 3 pancakes. They were good but my appetite just wasn’t up to par yet.
This particular campground was just superb. Our setup was very accommodating.
Our camper was quite comfortable and roomy. We never ran into any problems with it.
There was one instance on our trip where I almost lost my head.
Just prior to this, we had our first experience with “The Badlands.” I still cannot get over just how beautiful they were. I realize that everyone has their own version of beauty and these were mine.
Needles Highway was another place that stood out for me. We rode it at the end of a long day, but the high pointed stones and mountains left an indelible impression of me. Note the rock that is balancing on top of one of the pointed stones. I wonder just how long it will remain there until if falls.
I’ll never forget the herd of antelope that we encountered just outside of Great Falls Montana. I got a few pictures before they decided to take off and show their light colored rumps.
Bear Tooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming was by far my favorite. I somehow did not show the amount of snow that we encountered on top of parts of the mountain.
It was unbelievable that in the latter part of July, there would still be this much snow. One of my favorite photos is of my wife holding a snowball on top of that mountain.
A restaurant that we found in a small town in upper Montana had the most beautiful flowers that I had ever seen.
By far, the highlight of this whole trip was to have the love of my life with me. Judy was my second set of eyes and ears. I had the privilege to have her by my side and to experience this wonderment with me. The final picture places her standing beside some flowers at this same restaurant. She is as pretty to me as these flowers are. I am a very blessed person and thank God for the opportunity to see all that we saw and for the safe journey.
