West - Day Fifteen - July 7, 2005

Today was our biggest driving day to get from Old Faithful down to Cheyenne - 460 miles. Before we left, we stopped at the ranger station so Justin and Katie could get their junior ranger patches with bear claws on them. In total, they got junior ranger badges/patches at six different parks during the trip. We drove for a solid 9 hours and the kids did great. After a quick dinner at IHOP, we went in the pool and played a game before bed.

Over the course of this leg of the trip with Libby, Noah, Justin and Katie, we visited 7 National Parks/Monuments (Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Devil's Tower, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons) and saw numerous wildlife including charging bison, black bear, bald eagle, pronghorns, elk, prairie dogs and mule deer. A great time was had by all!