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Time to gas up and pick up lunch from McDonald’s. This oasis seems pretty empty...
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We picked up dinner from nearby Emma Jean’s and ate around our camp table in the hotel.
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Start of our second day and our second state-driving in to Omaha, Nebraska
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Stopped to pick up breakfast at a local bakery since the hotel didn’t offer much.
Yum-apple fritters!
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Stopping for lunch to try one of Nebraska’s signature sandwiches-the Runza.
The Swiss and Mushroom Runza
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After checking in to our hotel in Sidney, Nebraska, we ordered dinner from Sam and Louie’s. It was in the “historic” downtown area. It was also 2 doors down from a bar that was flying a huge “Trump 2020” flag and various MAGA signs. No one in the restaurant was wearing masks..
But the food was pretty tasty. We picked up pasta, salads and a huge calzone.
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Starting Day 3 of our road trip-at least the scenery is getting more interesting!
Made it to our third state!
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A view of the Rockies (driving north of Ft. Collins)
A Lincoln Memorial
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Lunch stop in Laramie, WY
Taco John’s was started in Cheyenne, WY. Kyle and Steve tried the Taco Burger. Kyle said it was a cross between a taco and a Sloppy Joe.
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Picking up dinner near our hotel in Kenmmerer, WY.
Enjoying comfort food and pie in our hotel room.
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The new normal for hotel breakfasts: prepackaged foods or having to ask the attendant to bring you hot food items and then eating in your room.
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Hitting the road on Day 4-a little cloudy in the valley
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Our first national park of this road trip
Checking out some of the fossils in the visitors center
Outside the visitors center
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Lunch stop in Logan, Utah
Hawaiian plate lunch with chicken teriyaki, Kalyan’s pork and Mac salad
Steve tried the sweet and sour meatballs and the curry chicken
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Our second national park...
Check out those granite spires!
Enjoying the scenery
Signatures of California bound emigrants on Camp Rock
A mountain climber on Elephant Rock
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Picking up dinner from Stevo’s
When in Idaho, eat potatoes (and a salmon burger)
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Visiting the Minidoka Internment Camp near Jerome, Idaho.
A recreation of one of the 8 guard towers.
The root cellar built by the internees.
Some of the original barracks.
One of the baseball fields.
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Picking up lunch at Choate’s Family Diner in \240Jerome.
The fish and chips special. Kyle was quite excited it came with fry sauce!
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Visiting Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument.
Mastodon fossils at the visitors center.
Hagerman horse fossil skeleton.
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Our first state capitol building of the road trip in Boise, Idaho.
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Picking up dinner from Westside Drive-in in Boise.
Our dinner of fingersteaks, chicken fingers and shakes.
And of course Westside’s Famous Idaho Ice Cream Potato. It tastes like an ice cream sundae but looks like a baked potato!
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Time to head back east (and north)-driving along the Payette River Scenic Byway.
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Driving along the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway towards Lowman, Idaho.
We didn’t see any wildlife but there were a lot of rafters and kayakers in the river.
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Driving along the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway toward Stanley, Idaho.
A view of the Sawtooth Mountains.
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Stopping to pick up lunch at the Mountain Village Mercantile.
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Driving along the Salmon River Scenic Byway towards Salmon, Idaho.
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Picking up breakfast from Rise and Shine Espresso in Salmon.
Chowing down on a breakfast burrito and a strawberry danish.
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Time to head back east (and north)...
On to Montana!
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Stopping to visit Big Hole National Battlefield near Wisdom, Montana.
A view of the battlefield.
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Getting closer to the mountains
Driving around Flathead Lake near Kalispell.
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Picking up dinner from Dickey’s BBQ Pit,
Ready to eat back at the hotel.
Our meal of beef brisket, pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, Fritos Pie Stack, dinner rolls and ice tea.
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Getting an early start to Glacier National Park
We made it - and the traffic isn’t too bad!
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Driving past Lake McDonald...
...and on to the mountains.
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The view from the Oberlin Bend overlook.
Wildlife sighting
Another tunnel
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Along the Sun Pont Nature Trail
Under the bridge
Walking among the aftermath of the 2015 Reynolds Creek Fire.
Crossing over Baring Creek
Baring Falls
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Our second state capitol building in Helena, Montana.
Our first fro-yo stop.
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Picking up dinner from Hokkaido in Helena.
Sushi and edamame!
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Starting our day driving through the Helena National Forest.
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Picking up lunch from Pickle Barrel in Bozeman, Montana.
We tried the Italian Sub, Cheesesteak Sub and the Mushroom Steak Sub.
We also got some really big pickles!
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Finally made it to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Lovell, Wyoming.
Near Bighorn Lake
View of lake from Horseshoe Bend.
View of the canyon from Devil’s Canyon Overlook.
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By the time we checked in to our hotel in Worland, most of the restaurants in town were closed so we ended up picking up dinner from Arby’s.
Eating our Greek gyros, Beef Cheddar and Chicken Wrap back at the hotel.
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Driving through Bighorn National Forest on the way to South Dakota.
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Picking up lunch in Buffalo, Wyoming
These wings look like they’re from Star Wars...
But they’re actually just your normal Honey BBQ, Hawaiian Teriyaki and Spicy Garlic wings.
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Visiting Devil’s Tower National Monument in Wyoming.
This does look other worldly.
Prairie Dog Town
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On the way to Custer State Park in South Dakota.
The friendly burro herd hanging out.
Where the buffalo roam
This pronghorn seems lost
Elk sighting
Oh deer
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Driving along Needles Scenic Highway
More fantastic scenery
The Needle’s Eye
A tight squeeze
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Picking up dinner from Desperados in Hill City, South Dakota.
Got beef?
Eating back at the hotel
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Stopping by to check out Mount Rushmore before heading out.
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Visiting the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site.
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Picking up dinner from Mi Pueblo in Chamberlain, South Dakota.
It will be nice to be able to eat in an actual restaurant again!
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The breakfast of champions-we didn’t eat the hotel’s breakfast because it was a typical buffet without anything individually wrapped (plus no one was wearing Face masks). It’s a good thing we picked up some donuts from Wall Drugstore yesterday! We got one of each kind-plain, vanilla, chocolate and maple.
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We made a stop to check out the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD.
Popcorn balls!
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We picked up lunch from a South Dakota original-Harris Burgers in Harrisburg.
We tried the hamburgers, a chicken sandwich, a hot dog and fried pickles.
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We stopped to visit Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota.
Jenna helped with their survey of Monarch butterflies by looking for caterpillars or eggs in a designated area.
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We picked up dinner from the Green Mill Restaurant in Albert Lea, MN.
Pasta night!
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Lunch stop in Cresco, Iowa
The 2 fish tacos special!
And chicken tenders.
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Quick stop at Effigy Mounds National Monument.
Any guesses on what the mounds were for?
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Over the Mississippi River and into Wisconsin.
When in Wisconsin, eat at Culver’s.
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Back in Illinois
Picking up dinner from Sahara Palace in Rockford.
A Mediterranean feast!
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A last outing before heading home-
Rockford’s River Walk along the Rock River
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The end of our trip and the beginning of our self quarantine...
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