Session IV - Days 10-14
What a Great Summer!!!!
We cleaned and stored the equipment in Colorado and made it back home to Connecticut. Two days of sleep and now we can finish the blog.
Custer State Park
South Dakota’s premier State Park comprises 71,000 acres. One of the nation’s largest state parks,Custer State Park has been home to diverse cultural heritages for thousands of years and has provided an array of scenic beauty and outdoor recreation for visitors since the early 1900s. Today, Custer State Park is famous for its bison herds, other wildlife, scenic drives, historic sites, fishing lakes, and interpretive programs.
Narrow tunnels blasted in the mountain.
Big Horn Sheep
Harney Peak
A nice hike up to 7,244 feet. The peak is the highest point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Sylvan Lake
is considered the “Crown Jewel” of Custer State Park in the Black Hills of western South Dakota .The mountain lake sits at the base of Harney Peak. The lake was featured in the 2007 movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
Mount Rushmore
Fort Laramie
Making bread using the original military recipe.
Register Cliff. This popular campsite was approximately one day's travel west of Fort Laramie. The soft sandstone cliff invited emigrants to leave a record of their passing, which many, many did. The cliff is covered with the names of emigrants heading to California, Oregon, and Utah. Many signatures include not only a date but a hometown as well.
Oregon Trail Ruts National Historic Site. Here, the terrain forced the emigrants to cross a ridge of soft sandstone and the track created by the steady wear of the wagon wheels is worn to a depth of five feet at places. Visitors can still see wheel ruts, places where wheel hubs rubbed against the rut walls.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road earned the distinction of being thefirst auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park offering access to thepark's high country.
near Fall River Pass, 12,304 feet above sea level.
Mills Lake
9,940 feet above sea level
Mills Lake is named for Enos Mills, Father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Mills wrote many articles and books (some still in print) and gave many lectures urging the establishment of a national park around Longs Peak. Six years of concentrated effort resulted in the park’s creation in 1915. Many hikers consider Mills Lake the prettiest lake in the park. M
Nothing like a cave to wait out a hail storm. 30 minutes later the sky was blue without a cloud...
Session IV leave from Denver airport.
Now the real fun begins...I get to put the 8,000+ pictures and video together for the 2009 Camper Yearbook. It should be done by the middle of September.
Enjoy the rest of the summer and remember "if you're not having fun you're doing something WRONG"
We cleaned and stored the equipment in Colorado and made it back home to Connecticut. Two days of sleep and now we can finish the blog.
Custer State Park
South Dakota’s premier State Park comprises 71,000 acres. One of the nation’s largest state parks,Custer State Park has been home to diverse cultural heritages for thousands of years and has provided an array of scenic beauty and outdoor recreation for visitors since the early 1900s. Today, Custer State Park is famous for its bison herds, other wildlife, scenic drives, historic sites, fishing lakes, and interpretive programs.
Narrow tunnels blasted in the mountain.
Big Horn Sheep
Harney Peak
A nice hike up to 7,244 feet. The peak is the highest point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Sylvan Lake
is considered the “Crown Jewel” of Custer State Park in the Black Hills of western South Dakota .The mountain lake sits at the base of Harney Peak. The lake was featured in the 2007 movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
Mount Rushmore
Fort Laramie
Making bread using the original military recipe.
Register Cliff. This popular campsite was approximately one day's travel west of Fort Laramie. The soft sandstone cliff invited emigrants to leave a record of their passing, which many, many did. The cliff is covered with the names of emigrants heading to California, Oregon, and Utah. Many signatures include not only a date but a hometown as well.
Oregon Trail Ruts National Historic Site. Here, the terrain forced the emigrants to cross a ridge of soft sandstone and the track created by the steady wear of the wagon wheels is worn to a depth of five feet at places. Visitors can still see wheel ruts, places where wheel hubs rubbed against the rut walls.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road earned the distinction of being thefirst auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park offering access to thepark's high country.
near Fall River Pass, 12,304 feet above sea level.
Mills Lake
9,940 feet above sea level
Mills Lake is named for Enos Mills, Father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Mills wrote many articles and books (some still in print) and gave many lectures urging the establishment of a national park around Longs Peak. Six years of concentrated effort resulted in the park’s creation in 1915. Many hikers consider Mills Lake the prettiest lake in the park. M
Nothing like a cave to wait out a hail storm. 30 minutes later the sky was blue without a cloud...
Session IV leave from Denver airport.
Now the real fun begins...I get to put the 8,000+ pictures and video together for the 2009 Camper Yearbook. It should be done by the middle of September.
Enjoy the rest of the summer and remember "if you're not having fun you're doing something WRONG"
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