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Hiking in Zion

Following my foolish tradition of traveling to the desert every summer, I somehow convinced Ruth to hike 15 miles in the 100 degree heat. Because we only had one sturdy pack, I carried the majority of the weight. By the last mile, I acknowledged the justice of her skepticism. Still, the photos speak for themselves.

Hiking in Zion NP
View from our campsite
Ruth is skeptical of hiking
Rattlesnake!
Almost there

Dinosaurs and Buffalo

Utah!
Dinosaur NP
Ruth finds a dino bone


Buffalo
Buffaloes
Practicing Rustling

Rocky Mountain High

Finally got to the mountains!

Alpine Views
Continental Divide
Moose
Meese

Badlands

Saw the best of South Dakota today: Sioux Falls, 400 miles of I-90, the ur-tourist trap at Wall Drug, the sudden rise of the Badlands from the plains, a decommissioned nuclear missile at the Minuteman National Historical Site, buffalo BBQ in Rapid City, and Mount Rushmore at night. Went for a swim in our hotel pool to relax, only to be told that it was closed to due child vomit ten minutes after we got in. I wondered why it was that color…

Badlands
Minuteman Silo
Dinosaur at Wall Drug
Ruth and President Polk
Mt Rushmore
Crazy Horse

Minnesota

Drove across Wisconsin and Minnesota today, making it to the South Dakota state line by nightfall. Tom Friedman was right, the world is flat.

Deke Slayton
Prairie God?
Ruth and Cornelius
Mars Cheese Castle

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