The Road to Yellowstone

On the way to Yellowstone, we drove through South Dakota, stopping in the Badlands and at Wounded Knee, and through most of Wyoming.

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Tina and my mom relax at a rest stop at the Iowa-South Dakota border. Thomas gets a picture in the Badlands. Note: Graham still wearing beads from Iowa.
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Graham right before he "blew up" and I had to carry him kicking all the way to the van.
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We were delighted to find that our hotel room in Gillette, WY had a rollout bed. However, it was bowed in the middle and in the morning we found Graham had rolled into the bow. While I was taking pictures, I got Thomas in full sleep right before we woke him up for the day's drive. The Wyoming landscape was incredible and these pictures did not nearly capture the magnificence and grandeur.
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We eventually crossed those mountains and I "smoked" the brakes on the way down. Cody, WY: Graham and I goof around while the girls sleep and Thomas watches a movie.
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Where did that penny go?
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Thomas watches Mulan on my Powerbook. Graham becomes briefly interested. Evidently an anxious moment during the movie.