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15 States - 19 Days - Exactly 6,300 Miles...
 
Sept. 17 - Oct. 5, 2011
 
WOW, what a Road Trip for the record books...and we had a blast...AND
we are still married.

THIS SAYS IT ALL...
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We did have a dance competition before the road trip started...

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Crazy Horse as it is in 2011...started in 1948. All private donations to the family.

Deadwood, SD
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Just outside of Deadwood, SD you will find the old Boot Hill which is now a modern day Mariah Cemetary.  You will see the grave of Wild Bill Hickok and along side him is Calmity Jane who asked to be buried next to Wild Bill.

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Down these steps is where Wild Bill Hickok was fatally shot.

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The Battle of Little Big Horn...Custer's Last Stand - just south of Billings, MT

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...and all is quiet for now. Just a little steam until it erupts again...see below.

We got there just before it blew...AWESOME...!
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Old Faithful Geyser can be predicted within 5-10 minutes.

The Bonneville Salt Flat Speedway in western Utah.
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We did donuts out on the Salt Flats...pretty cool. Salt as far as you can see, you could get lost...

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Four Corners...we are standing where Arizona - Utah - Colorado - New Mexico all meet.

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Mesa Verde - Pueblo Indian Cliff Dwellers lived here between 550 AD & 1300.

OUR ROADTRIP ITINERARY...

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Mount Rushmore in the morning sun...best time to view.

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OK, Ronnie don't mess with history...those boys have guns!

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Well, Yogi Bear, it's Jellystone National Park...

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SE Utah in Monumont Valley...beautiful red rock mountains...

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Been there...got a T-shirt.

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Now that is ONE BIG BUFFALO...not you, Ronnie

In this area, ALL roads lead to Mt. Rushmore...
 
 

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Sturgis, SD...not far from Deadwood
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The famous Sturgis Bike Rally is a week long biker party in August...71st year.

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Ronnie with The Sundance Kid...Sundance, WY

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The Devil's Tower is in the middle of nowhere...Wyoming

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A steam vent up close...

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Buffalo roam wild all over Yellowstone...just don't try to pet one...

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The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah

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The main pipe organ in the Tabernacle at Temple Square...saw an organ recital.

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The meeting hall at the Mormon Temple Square.

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Alburquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival early in the morning on a rainy day.

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Cadillacs face down in the field - Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo...

Arkansas ~ Missouri ~ Nebraska ~ Iowa ~ Minnesota ~ South Dakota ~ North Dakota ~ Montana ~ Wyoming ~ Idaho ~ Oregon ~ Utah ~ Arizona ~ Colorado ~ New Mexico...WOW what a trip!

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