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FRIDAY August 21
Up at 7am. Packed up. Breakfast at hotel. Looked thru Trading Post. On road 9:30am. Gas. 160S-- Stopped at Dinasaur Tracks at 10am-10:45am. --64W (11am)--Grand Canyon 11:25. South Rim. Unbelievable SPECTACULAR view, goes on forever 88•. Elinor asked me if I wish I were a bird. Said yes. 2:20 Stopped at El Tovar Lodge for lunch. Matthew Jennifer and Elinor just walked right next to Arizona Senator John McCain at El Tovar. JL park 3:30pm. Back on 64S-- 40W @ 4:30pm. 98•. Crossed over river at 6:45pm 110•. 8:40 Barstow. 99•. 10:50pm HOME
Trip= 3,615 Miles
45,678 miles on Excursion
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THURSDAY August 20
Up 7am (CA time) Checked out @ 10:10am. McDs Breakfast 10:20am. Gas.
Mileage 2,794 miles so far.
10:50am leaving Paige 98E- Navajo Indian Reservation --160W (11:55)-Kayenta (12:35) now 163. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park 1pm. 91• Spectacular display of GOD's masterpieces. In UTAH again. 3:30pm leaving Utah and Monument Valley. 4:20 Sonic Burgers in Kayenta.
5pm. 3000 miles!
5:40pm Tuba City Quality Inn. Hot 100• Kids played Game Boys. Showers. K read Louis. Bed 10pm.
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WEDNESDAY August 19
Up 7:30am. B-fuel K-sandwiches. In car 9:20. In water by 9:45--6:45pm. 102•. 8pm McDs.96•. 8;30 at hotel. Kids pool baths. 10pm deciding where next. 11pm bed.
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TUESDAY August 18
Up at 6:15am Montana time. Now 5:15am AZ/CA time. B-Mkt, K/Kids-Breakfast. Made sandwiches in room. In car at 8:15am. 80• Boat rental by 8:30am. Bummer back to Utah (Mountain) time 9:30am. 10:45 leaving rentals. On water 11am----7pm. 97•. Kids pool K bath. Dinner at hotel. K chocked. Bed by 11pm
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MONDAY August 17
Up 7am Breakfast at hotel
9am RSD -- 10am
Leaving Draper 2,290 miles
15S-- 11:35 Gas in Scipia--20E (1pm)-- 89S (1:20)-- 12E (1:45pm) Red Canyon--Bryce Canyon National Park entance 2:30pm. [Shuttle 2:40 Saw Sunset Point. Got Off 3:40] Car to Inspiration Pt & Bryce Pt.
5:15pm 89S again. 89•. Mt. Carmel Jct 6:10pm. Kanab "Greatest Earth on Show" @ 6:30pm. 89E now. Big Water 7:30pm signed up for boat rental. Left 7:45pm. ARIZONA 7:50.
Paige @ 8:05pm. 2,708 miles. Marriott Courtyard.
Kids in pool. Bed 11pm
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SUNDAY August 16
Up 6am Pack/clean
9am OFF. Trip 1,806
Total vehicle 43,868 miles
Dumped trash. 287S--
Leaving Montana :( 10am... Entering Idaho. Photo stop. Potty stop. 20E-- Montana again -- horse photos... 10:50am Gas @ W Yellowstone 287S. Back in Park, 11:09 enter Wyoming.
Elk. 2 Buffalo. Slow traffic. 12 noon Firehole Cyn Dr along Firehole R. Turned off at Firehole Lake Dr. Drove past Old Faithful to West Thumb then out South Entrance @ 1:45pm.
Teton National Forest.
191 S /89S now. Beautiful view of Grand Teton with clouds and Snake River below. Stopped 3:15 pm Jackson Hole WY 52• Walked town for an hour looking for food. Finally found Billy's, a great burger place got to go. 4:15pm back on 89S along Snake River. Etna, WY 2,053 trip miles. 5:15 Thayne WY. Idaho border @ 6pm. Montpelier @ 6:30 (old barns old houses). Bear Lake (blue). 7pm Utah.
Still 89--thru Logan Cyn
7:50pm Logan.
8:20pm 15 South Hwy.
9:15pm SLC
9:30 Stopping in Draper near RSD. @ Fairfield Inn. Dinner McDs. Bed 11pm.
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SATURDAY August 15
At cabin. Laundry. Horseopoly. Pack. Walk to river. Collect rocks. Drive to Ennis. Baths. Movie. Dinner. Bed 10pm.
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FRIDAY August 14:
11:40am--287N--
Noon Ennis --12:15Norris--84E--Beautiful rolling hay fields. 12:45-191S--now mountains,pines, river... Castle Rock--Mile 64 @1:05pm
Gallatin River
White Water Rafting. In gear. On bus 1:30
Rafting 1:45pm-HAIL and rain---4:15pm. 4:40 Saw Michelle O'Bama rafting. 191S--187W
6:10pm Home-cabin
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THURSDAY August 13:
9:30-2pm Ride
Today I went on a 4 hour trail ride with all 4 kids Beautiful country. Kids made me a Bday cake. Did laundry tonight.
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WEDNESDAY August 12:
Up 6am Out by 7:45 am
287- Hebgen Dam, Lake
8:45 W.Yellowstone-gas
9am Park Entrance
10am Lower Geyser Basin
Spastic Geyser
10:30 Old Faithful UP 10:40
West Thumb
RB sands in car.
1:30 Lake Lodge Wilkinson Ice Cream
2pm. Bison
2:30-4:30Upper/Lower Falls
5:40-6:40 Mammoth Terrace
7pm double rainbow
7:30 Norris...construction next to Gibbon Falls
7:50 Elk
9pm home. Hot dogs
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TUESDAY August 11:
9am K drop Brian/Matthew @ Beartooth for Floatfish
10:30am Girls Bible Study
11am Girls breakfast homemade Egg Muffins
BibleStudy/Clean Up house
Noon--drove southto Quake Lake / Slide
1:45-2pm Home lunch
2:30 Virginia City. Walk + homemade Ice Cream, Museum........
4:45pm Nevada City
5:30 Ennis Meat
6pm Home
7:30pm Boys home
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MONDAY August 10:
Up at 7:30 am
Brian went to check out Madison River
Lazy morn in cabin
Noon K walked to river
1pm went to Beartooth Outfitters re Float Trip
1:15 drove to Ennis
1:30 Ennis Cafe for lunch then walk Main St.
4pm Home naps
5pm HorseOpoly w/kids
Quesadillas. Laurel/Hardy
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SUNDAY August 9:
Up at 6:30am=7:30am (UT)
UT time now (1hr ahead)
8:30am On road with McDs
Terrain-Farmland: cows, wheat, hay, corn
11:30am Gas/Potty stop
12:35 RSD Draper-photo
1pm SLC drive by
2:15 IDAHO
2:20 Potty-RestStop
4:10 Idaho Falls Albertsons
4:50 Back in car 20N now
5:40pm Sm town Ashton
Terrain Lodgepole Pines, rivers, creeks, fishing
Back down to grazing plains.
1000 MILES since home!
87N @ 6:25pm
Stopped at a small store for potty...broken :( but bot worms.
MONTANA 6:35pm
287N @ 6:45pm
Turned off to cabin 7:05
1035 miles
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SATURDAY August 8:
1:45 pm Left home in Excursion fully packed.
1:50 pm Purchase car battery. Brian installed.
2:10 pm On the Road!
5N-133N-241N-91E(traffic)-15N(2:45pm)
3:30 only potty stop
Cajon Grade
4:40 NEVADA
6:10 pm Vegas. Got off fwy and drove thru Strip.
6:50 back on 15N
Beautiful sun setting in the high desert.
7:30 ARIZONA
8:20 UTAH
8:30 pm St. George, UT
Courtyard Inn
Dinner Village Inn
Lights out 10:30pm
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