DAY ONE -- Back in Dalhart, Texas
We've been to Dalhart and Texline before while researching SHOTGUN JUSTICE, Texas Rangers: Elite Troop #2. It was a clear, clear day.
We left early enough to arrive in Littleton, Colorado to have dinner with friends and see their hometown.
DAY TWO -- Red Rocks & Estes Park, Colorado
Seeing Red Rocks was impressive. But I've gotta tell you...seeing all these people using it for their workouts was exhaustive. Man, my knees hurt just watching them. Our friends told us stories of how they climbed the rocks to hear concerts when they were younger. See more pictures here.
Estes Park.
Beautiful.
Pictures will never do it justice.
DAY THREE & FOUR -- Hiking & Driving through Rocky Mountain National Park
Shorts & Snow.
Climbed to 13,319 feet.
See more pictures here.
And the wildlife was amazing.
See more pictures here.
DAY FIVE -- Miles & Miles of Montana
NORTH
PLATTE RIVER
...finding a beautiful sunset near Lusk, Wyoming.
DAY SIX -- Circling around to South Dakota
Crazy Horse.
Recognize this shot? It's like a scene in North by Northwest. You can see Mount Rushmore through the windows. It was pretty good food too ... and really good ice cream.
A bucket-list item for my husband...Mount Rushmore. If you have the chance to see it in person, time it to spend the night in Keystone. Seeing the lighting ceremony was amazing...DAY SEVEN, EIGHT & NINE -- Deadwood, South Dakota
WILD DEADWOOD READS
It was fun catching up with the authors of the charity anthology Wild Deadwood Tales (you can still get a copy here) and readers who traveled to Deadwood to visit. See more pictures here.
The PBR was HUGE fun. You can see more of those pictures here.
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DAY TEN -- Spearfish, South Dakota and Devil's Tower, Wyoming
Seeing family and hiking to the falls was an awesome day. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cold water. Not to mention the getting to share the exploration of kids...that's always special.
And of course, the number one thing on Tim's bucket list since Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released in 1977. Again, it was a beautiful day and timing. "Golden Hour" (a photographer's perfect light) at Devil's Tower.
We hiked around the base. This isn't a drive-by stop. If you're close...you should definitely experience it.
DAY ELEVEN -- Montana, Wyoming and rain
The first real rain we experienced was on our long drive to our next stop: West Yellowstone.
The mountains hid under the rain clouds and every bridge we crossed was swollen from the rain.
But by late afternoon, we'd outrun the rain and reached Tim's third bucket-list stop.
JOIN ME Monday for days TWELVE through SEVENTEEN of our bucket-list trip through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Yellowstone, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and back home.
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Always love to see your pics! Great snapshots! Love the fountain! Ireland is on my bucket list... maybe one day...
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DeleteLove all your pics wow you go to the greatest places to take pics. Ca. to see my grandkids that were born in the last 2 years! Peggy Clayton
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll get there soon!!
DeleteThank you !
ReplyDeleteYou make me want to start taking more pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe fun part is sharing them.
DeleteWell...that's part of the fun. I love traveling to take them!!
I like the Mickey ears on the left side! Is this where I’m supposed to comment for September contest?
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