Bob & Wendy’s Trip West

July – August 2011

We have taken over 5,000 photos !

Part 1

Where we traveled -- over 9,000 miles!

5 MAJOR parks

Theodore Roosevelt

Glacier National Park

Crater LakeRedwoodsYosemiteSequoia

First Stop

Olbrich Botanical Gardens 6/29/2011

Madison, Wisconsin

Japanese Garden Olbrich Botanical Garden

Friday Night Camp with a storm. Sunday - huge church,

extreme bike ride to local arboretum! Awesome visit!

Minneapolis, MN over 4th of July weekend!

My maid of honor – in Minneapolis

Lego Store – Mall of America

This is all made out of legos!

Located in North Dakota

This is Bob

Our campsite taken from top of mountain!

Looking up at the mountains from our campsite.

Buffalo moved into a Prairie Dog Town!

Pitchfork Fondue – awesome dinner

and a great outdoor show

Medora Musical Medora – small

town within Roosevelt

National Park

Going across Montana

Located in north western Montana on the Canadian Border

July 9 2011

Rising Sun Boat Dock

Many Glacier Lodge, St. Mary, Montana

End of Swiftcurrent Lake by Many Glacier Hotel

Intercontinental Boundary – no fence – so wildlife can cross between Canada and the United States.

We went into

Canadaon a red

bus tour!

Prince of Whales Hotel In Canada

Middleton Waterton Lake looking from Prince of Whales hotel

St. Mary Lake – Goose Island Most photographed!

Hikes were taken

to Barring, Virginia and St. Mary Falls! With

lots of snow melt the

waterfalls were gushing

!

Hiking the Avalanche Trail – elevation 500 feet means up!!!

Avalanche Lake -- 2 Mile Hike up to this mountain lake

This is the closest I wanted to get to a bear!

Going-To- the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park

Weeping Wall On the “Going-To-The-Sun Road”

“Going-To-The-Sun” Road –

very narrow –--- Trailers are NOT

allowed!

“Going-to-the-Sun” ---- Looking over the edge --it was straight down !

Logan’s Pass Visitor Center - - highest point on “Going-to-the-Sun

Usually no snow in July

Hike from Visitor Center to Hidden Lake

Still hiking – should be wildflowers in July !

Hidden Lake - above Logan’s Pass, Glacier National Park

Was about 15 feet from trail -- this is a close-up!

Leaving Glacier Park – Lake McDonald

On the road again!

Located in south western Oregon

Crater Lake & Wizard Island, Oregon

Crater Lake, Sun Notch Point, Phantom Ship

The yellow in the water is pine pollen.

July 20 , 2011 freshly plowed snow – notice my winter coat

This is how Crater Lake happened! 7,700 years

ago

The Pinnacles

This explains the last picture!

One more peak at Crater Lake! Had cell phone signal!

This was Theodore Roosevelt National

Park, Glacier National Park

and Crater Lake

Beginning of July 2011

Part 2 coming soon!