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NOTE: Click on any
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Our itinerary next led us to a drive through Colorado and the
Rocky Mountains National Park.
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| We entered the park... |
.. then got stuck behind a cop car.. |
.. finally reaching the visitor center
above the tree line |
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We had lunch at the visitor center (left), then
continued up to the pass where we had seen elk on our last
trip. Lo and behold! The elk were there again
(right). Lynda and the kids left the car to take
photos of the animals (if you click on the photo at right
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| While taking photos of the elk, a hale
storm started, with ice the size of golf balls! |
Some alpine vegetation. |
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Devil's Tower in northeastern Wyoming was our next
scheduled stop. The tower rises over 1,200 feet above
the campground where the photo at right was taken.
Far right: The tower is of religious significance
to the natives who place ribbons on the trees surrounding
the tower. The public is asked to not disturb the
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| Posing in front of tower. |
Scrambling on boulders. |
Posing again. |
Dylan brought his GameBoy. |
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| More bouldering shots of kids
at the base of Devil's Tower. |
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| Later that afternoon Nik went
fishing in the Belle Fource river. |
Our camp at Devil's Tower. |
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| Later that evening Lynda went
to photograph wildlife. |
.. starting with the cutest - prairie dogs. |
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| ... and a bunny... |
... a young buck.. |
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| More scrambling in the
boulder field. |
Climbers (small dot mid-photo) |
Next stop is South Dakota.
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