ELSIE'S PICTURE PAGE
EPISTLE 3
Wyoming Caravan
June 2012
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The lineup just past Revelstoke for, what we thought, was a slide. |
I think this is why there was a lineup. A car off the road. |
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Warning about mountain sheep which we never did see. |
Even though it is mid-June there is still lots of snow on the mountains. |
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Signs of the wet spring that we had and are having. |
Three of our caravan ahead of us. |
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Finally some wildlife. Notice the way these mountain sheep are facing. Were they trying to tell us something. |
I certainly do like mountains. Interesting cloud formation. |
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Warnings of bears in the area, that we never saw. |
The Bow River is FULL as are many of the rivers in the area. |
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Supposedly the worlds largest teepee just east of Medicine Hat. |
Do you think that it is going to rain? |
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On the great prairies we are. Along highway 39 towards Weyburn SK. Joe didn't have to turn the steering wheel. |
I guess we're on the right road. Heading to Weyburn. |
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We must be on the prairies looking at all these silos. |
Not sure what the crop is but it sure was pretty. |
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Another picture of the caravan motoring along. |
US border crossing near Fortuna ND. They were probably a little surprised to see all these coaches |
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The unbelievably busy busy town of Williston ND |
Lots of road work. Will Périgord make it through here? |
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These are just some of the trailers set up for the workers. |
More RVs used for housing the workers. We saw lots and lots of these types of parks. |
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A few of the apartments that have been built to house the workers. |
Just a couple of the many heavy trucks that we saw in and around Williston. |
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Lunch break for some of the caravan. |
Entry to Little Missouri National Grassland. It is not in Missouri but the Missouri River runs through it. It is said to be the largest Grassland in the nation. |
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Finally a beautiful park in Spearfish SD. Périgord looking beautiful after a wash. |
Elsie is doing the pictures & Elsie likes taking pictures of statues. Thought this was cute. |
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This RV park in Spearfish had all sorts of neat statues. |
This almost looked real. I wouldn't mind doing exactly what this fellow is and in the shade. |
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One more statue at entrance to office. |
They do actually have some trees along I-90 in Wyoming. |
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The caravan waiting along I-90. |
Brian waiting in the shade as it is HOT! |
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The caravan along I-90. You can see Dave, on the overpass, videotaping our arrival. |
Follow the leader. |
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Finally the turn off towards the CamPlex in Gillette WY. |
Waiting, in the heat, for our turn to park. |
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I told you it was hot! 86.5F in the A/C rig and 109.5F outside. Gillette is known for it's coal mines, so we were all given this "Coal Candy". |
This is where we went for the Canadian group dinner. |
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Joe's happy. He's in an A/C restaurant & has a cold beer. |
Ribs, beans, potato salad & pasta salad. |
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Smoked turkey, sausage, pulled pork & ribs. Hopefully we have some Alka-Seltzer. |
The Opening Ceremonies starting with the flag parade. |
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The parade starts with the Canadian & American flags first. |
Region 8 is in Canada and is made up of all the provinces east of Manitoba. |
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Region 9 is also Canada and is made up of all the provinces & territories east of Ontario. |
Here we are all parked together in the blazing sun. |
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Périgord with the satellite dishes up & the door closed! The thing in the middle is NOT on Périgord |
The sun shining through the smoke haze caused by the fires in Colorado. |
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Joe & Stanley enjoying a rest on the Stressless chair where the couch used to be. |
Thurston on guard. As it is now 7:15pm we can turn off the A/C & open the door. |
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Another statue picture that Elsie took. This one in front of the CamPlex in Gillette. |
Another one of those beautiful sunsets. |
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The 2 fifth wheels full of parts for the techies and just a few of the golf carts used at the rally. |
A trip to the Eagle Butte Mine Overlook just north of Gillette. |
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Either Elsie has shrunk or this is one BIG shovel used in the coal mine. |
A HUGE tire from a HUGE truck used in the coal mine. |
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Looking down into the open pit coal mine. You can just barely make out the trucks in the middle. |
A day trip to Spearfish Canyon just outside Spearfish SD. |
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Just part of Spearfish Creek that runs through the Canyon. |
Bridal Veil Falls in Spearfish Canyon. |
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Also went to look at Sturgis, home of the annual motorcycle rally. Started in 1938 and in 2011 about 416,000 people attended. |
Rally over so we start heading home along I-90. Still smoke in the air from the Colorado fires. |
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Which way to go?? Does get confusing. |
Sure do miss the mountains. Even here, in northern Wyoming, there is still a bit of snow on the mountains. |
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Interesting rock formation... for those that like rocks. |
I do like my signs. Exit 0? Did they run out of numbers? |
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Lookout Pass elevation. Grouse Mountain at home is about 4039ft. |
Oops. This poor fellow, I assume it is a fellow, took a wrong turn. |
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Almost at DogPatch. Only one more stop for the night in Spokane. |
The Columbia River at Wanapum Lake near Vantage WA. |
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Wanapum Lake on the Columbia River. |
Crossing the Columbia River heading west. |
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Hmmm.... do you think Périgord will fit? |
Lots of roadwork along I-90. Widening it near Keechelus Lake WA. |