Bob & wendy’s trip west part 1
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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!