Saturday, August 17, 2013

Getting closer to home!

Moving further west we stopped in North Dakato to see the Teddy Roosevelt National Park.  In 1883 Roosevelt went to the N.D. Badlands to hunt bison and fell in love with the "perfect freedom" of the west.  The area became a National Park after Roosevelt's death in 1919.  "Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam and the skies are not cloudy all day........ Oh home on the Range....."  Ok you get it, it is beautiful and breath taking.


We cut through Glacier National Park on the Going To The Sun Highway.  We have visited this park a number of times so decided to just take the views in with our top down!  



Bonnie and Tom drove from Bend, OR to meet up with us in Bigfork, MT for a road trip.  We enjoyed hot weather, hiking along the Swan River and a delicious dinner at The Laughing Horse Saloon.


From Bigfork we stopped in Coeur D'Alene and Walla Walla for wine tasting and golf.  Finished up the trip with a stop in Bend for a day.  We just love that town, home of many brew pubs, great restaurants, the Deschutes River and of course our friends Bonnie and Tom.

Finally back in residence in PG!  It's still a bit of summer here, meaning the fog is in.


We have loved every moment of our journey.  We have been gone 109 days, slept in 25 beds, only gained 5 lbs.  Our trek thru parts of Europe were beautiful.  Our drive back to PG from Pittsburgh confirms to us that we live in a beautiful and diverse country.  It is good to be back home but I'm afraid I have a bit of wanderlust in my blood so who knows how long we will stay put before the next adventure.

1 comment:

  1. That fog is not so enticing but the real PG summer is coming soon so don't despair or at least that what i am told. the rest of your trip looked great and glad that you enjoyed it all. we are beginning to think about returning but we have i think another short jaunt to do. loved our week in the Luberon with good friends, music, sightseeing, golf and swimming.

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