Destination: Yellowstone Park NP Road Trip 2008 – Day 4 August 2008 Driving through Montana and Wyoming Today, we added two new states to the list! We drove through Montana and arrived in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. On our way to Yellowstone, we visited the “Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument”. This place commemorates the Native […]
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Destination: Yellowstone Park Road Trip 2008 – Day 3 August 2008 Driving from Mandan, ND to Medora, ND After a good night sleep, we went to visit the Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, located near the Missouri and Heart rivers. This park includes a reconstructed complex of an infantry and cavalry post with a cemetery.
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Destination: Yellowstone Park Road Trip 2008 – Day 2 August 2008 Driving from Brainerd, MN, to Mandan, ND. After breakfast with self-made waffles, we left for another drive. We had made reservations in the Best Western Seven Seas Hotel & Waterpark in Mandan, ND,. This meant we would arrive early to be able to relax
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Destination: Yellowstone Park Road Trip 2008 – Day 1 August 2008 Driving from Home to Brainerd, MN On Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, our 14-day vacation started when we closed the garage doors. This time we only traveled by car to see more of America than only the pleasant and crowded suburbs of the Chicago area.
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Starved Rock State Park, A World Apart! Illinois March 2022 Our Adventures at Starved Rock State Park Saturday, March 30, 2019 7.50 mi 2:10:58 hrs We decided to take a short drive southwest of Naperville to visit Starved Rock State Park after several parents had recommended it to us. The moment we arrived, we immediately
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Frank Lloyd Wright, A Genius Ahead of His Time! Illinois March 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio An enjoyable afternoon! We went to Oak Park, IL, to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. The architect lived here before his name became internationally recognized – he is the “Guggenheim Museum and Falling Water”
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Going Back in Time at Naper Settlement Museum Illinois March 2008 A Day of History and Goodbyes Our visit to Naper Settlement, located near downtown Naperville, felt as if we were stepping into a time machine. As we walked with our visitors through the outdoor museum complex, we saw historic buildings and met “villagers” who
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