As promised, here is what I call Mud Pie Mountain-
I know, that name is not very scientific and all, but well, when I looked at this and wondered how on earth it came to be, it looked as if a giant something-or-other had made a bunch of mud pies, then stacked them and let them dry. Anyone agree?
During our entire trip, I was completely fascinated with all of the different geological formations we passed by, and my mind filled with
wonder. As we sped by, I didn't have time to Google all the questions racing through my mind. And I've come away from this trip wondering, am I a geologist at heart? ??? Who knew rock formations would be so fascinating to me, honestly, who knew?
It was all so breath-taking and very new to us, and to think people live there in the midst of all this, waking up to these wonders every day. And they have no mosquitoes. Is it possible?
Anyway, here are a few more pictures from our adventure. Hopefully soon, I can share more.
We ventured through Missouri, the tip of Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, a bit of Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma. I know our youngest took pictures in each state, but I don't have time to post and label them all. We saw different things in each state, and we are unanimous in one observation- the highway through Kansas had to be the most boring drive ever.
I'm so sorry Kansas, but we're used to flat lands, and your miles and miles of flat lands didn't do much for us. Except for when we passed the wheat fields being harvested, that's always a beautiful sight, so thank you for that at least. You do have awesome visitor centers, with free coffee and all, nice clean restrooms, and we could tell, that somewhere in your great state you do have wonders that we'd love to explore someday, but they were hidden from the Interstate unfortunately.
In Wyoming, we caught our first glimpse of these beautiful Pronghorn Antelope. They look so exotic in comparison to most of the North American wildlife. Almost African. We were fascinated with them and thankful for the chance to see them.
SNOW, in June, it was beautiful! We had no idea what those out west, here in the US, experience in late spring, no idea at all.
The Lower Falls on Yellowstone River, located in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. They have their very own canyon there, and it was gorgeous!
Well, hello there Mr. Bison, so nice of you to step out on the road so we could take your picture. Thank you for not ramming our truck with your horns. (Our first time seeing Bison in the wild.)
Ms. C, caught a glimpse of this guy while we were driving down the road, he was sneaking across the very frozen Lewis Lake. A lake frozen over in JUNE! Wow! And our very first grizzly sighting ever. Double WOW!!! Pretty cool moment! In more ways than one!
And here we are in Idaho, Mountain Mama was so kind to snap our picture while we were out walking with her and her children, along the shore of the reservoir.
The beautiful mountains surrounding the lodge where Mountain Mama, Mountain Man and their children called home. Such a peaceful, beautiful place!!!
On an excursion up the mountain, Mr. C had us wait outside the vehicle, while it was being turned around, you can't see it here, but the front of that suburban is right next to a steep drop off. We were more than glad to wait, while the owner of the Mountain Man lodge maneuvered the suburban back into position so we could head down the mountain.
And one last shot of the mountains in Idaho along the Snake River, Brownlee Reservoir area. Mountain Mama explained that the zig-zag pattern is called a switchback, the trails made by early settlers, so as to make mountain traveling a little easier. Going back and forth is easier than straight up or down.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures, more to follow.
And I'm still dreaming about mountains occasionally. They just fascinate me.
