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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Road Trip to the West Continued
We stayed in Gardiner, Montana on Wednesday August 1st. We got up a little earlier that day and headed into Yellowstone National Park from the north end of the park. I feel blessed with the privilege of visiting one of the great treasures of the world, I was awed by the majestic beauty of its towering mountains, crystal-clear streams, lush mountain meadows, and wildlife. In the midst of this splendor, I couldn't help but wonder about the history of Yellowstone.
Yellowstone's name is historically
credited to the Native Americans who lived in and around the park area. The
name is basically derived from the Yellowstone River. The Yellowstone River has
high yellow rock cliffs along its banks in the northern area of the present day
park.
The Native American Minnetaree tribe
called the river "Mi tsi a da zi," which means "Rock Yellow
River." French fur trappers translated this to "Yellow Rock" or
"Yellow Stone." Hence Yellowstone was named.
In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was
established making it the world's first national park.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Road Trip to the West
On Tuesday July 24th at about 6:30am. my Mom and I left for a 3 week road trip to visit family in the west and to see some of the special sites along the way of our journey. July 24th we traveled through Minnesota and into South Dakota. It was in the mid to upper 90's that day and I was really grateful for air conditioning.
We had rest stops and then we usually walked around the area for about 15-20 minutes. We usually had our lunch at a picnic table in one of the rest stops all along our journey. I really enjoyed that time just relaxing from our drive. We took I 90 for most of our trip unless we were getting off to see a site.
Corn Palace in South Dakota was our first stop. The first corn palace was built in 1892 as a gathering place where city residents could enjoy a fall festival – a celebration to climax a crop-growing season and harvest. This tradition continues today with an annual Corn Palace Festival. The first Corn Palace became to small and they built a new on in 1905, and a third more permanent building was finished in 1921.
Corn Palace in South Dakota was our first stop. The first corn palace was built in 1892 as a gathering place where city residents could enjoy a fall festival – a celebration to climax a crop-growing season and harvest. This tradition continues today with an annual Corn Palace Festival. The first Corn Palace became to small and they built a new on in 1905, and a third more permanent building was finished in 1921.
When your close to the picture you can see each individual corn cob. It was beautiful. Inside they have a theater and there are pictures for each year since it's inception. Those were fascinating
Wall Drug Store Who could have guessed
that a free glass of ice water offered
to travelers on their way to Mount Rushmore back in the 1930s would turn into a
sprawling mall that today attracts tourist from all over the world. You can
still get a free glass of ice water. Named after the small town where
pharmacist Ted Hustead and his wife Dorothy bought a small drug store in 1931.
In the beginning the drug store suffered from hard times. It was the time of
the Great depression. It is definitely a tourist trap. Then in the summer of
1936 his wife suggested they offer free ice water ti travelers on their way to
the newly opened Mount Rushmore Monument only 60 miles away. Soon highway 90
was littered with billboards offering the free water and the tourist found it
too irresistible to pass by. Before you get to Wall Drug Store there are a lot
of signs along I-90. there are so many that by the time you've actually reached
Wall, South Dakota, you'll be so curious that you've basically got to stop.
Today there are many more reasons to stop. The huge Wall Drug complex houses
shops and a western art museum, a
chapel, huge sculptures and of course a small pharmacy.
Buried within the Wall complex is the original Wall Drugs
Surrounding area of Mount Rushmore was breath taking
Devil's Tower
One of my favorite sights during our trip was visiting Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. The site is amazing. I had a hard time taking my eyes off the tower once it cames into view. Devils Tower is 867 feet from the base to its summit and has a circumference of nearly one mile. The top measures about the length of a football field.
The Legend: Various legends are told about the origin of the tower. One story, common to the Kiowa, Arapaho, Crow, Cheyenne and Sioux tribes, concerns a group of little girls pursued by a giant bear. According to this legend, seven young Indian girls were one day playing in the forest. A great bear came upon them and gave chase. The girls fled swiftly through the trees but the bear slowly gained on them. Recognizing the hopelessness of their situation, the girls jumped upon a low rock and prayed loudly to the Great Spirit to save them. Immediately the small rock began to grow upwards, lifting the seven girls higher and higher into the sky. The angry bear jumped up against the sides of the growing tower and left deep claw marks, which may be seen to this day upon the rock walls.
The tower continued to soar towards the sky until the girls were pushed up into the heavens, where they became the seven stars of the Pleiades.
Known to the Indians as Mateo Tepee or Grizzly Bear Lodge, the tower is actually the remnant of a volcanic extrusion that occurred 60-70 million years ago
The whole area around Devils Tower was beautiful. On the side of the road was this canyon and in front of us were the red rock hills so different in their beauty.
As I got out of the car to get a couple good shots of the canyon these two friendly horses followed me along the fence as I took the pictures, they stared at me when I got into my car. I wondered if they were lonely
Post office shared the other half of the General Store
A Home
Camp Custer Cabins and interiors
The Church
Doctors Office
School 1-12 grade
This was the only coat rack in the school
Train Station
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