By the numbers, details of our trip west:
4 State/National Parks visited (Badlands, Custer, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons)
7 states visited or passed through
50+ times I wiped my little one's rear end, who was plagued with poopy problems the day we left and following
4 hand signals my poopy-plagued-daughter invented to tell me when she was done on the toilet. Every time.
4376.4 miles driven on the trip
6 number of those miles driven by yours truly
48 degrees (with rain) upon entry of Yellowstone at 7:30 p.m.
50 miles from Yellowstone entrance to our campground
58 degrees (without rain) by the time we arrived at our campsite an hour later. Hallelujah!
32 predicted degrees one night at Yellowstone, where we were camping without electricity (thankfully it did not get down that low and the snow the children were certain would occur did not materialize)
6 miles we covered to reach Inspiration Point high above Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons (I joked that my husband and I would have to smooch up there, but no one got it)
1427 wild animals we saw (estimate), including coyotes, bears, bison, snakes, elk, deer, wild horses, pronghorns, mountain goats, bighorn sheep and two pet piglets from California
0 fountain Cokes consumed by this girl while in Yellowstone and Grand Tetons (causing me deep sadness and possibly withdrawal symptoms)
10+ fountain Pepsi machines sighted (causing me a deep bitterness toward Pepsi and the west in general)
18+ times we packed all the food and scented items (basically everything except chairs) into the Suburban at Yellowstone and Grand Tetons due to the high bear population (camping is a lot of work already, and this added to it quite a bit! Thankfully we only saw bears when safely ensconced in the burb)
And countless memories made, beautiful sights seen, and experiences shared (and also countless hours in the car!)
1 comment:
Your comments took me back to the summer our family spent three weeks camping through the same area. Our night in Yellowstone was so cold we all wore our regular clothes under our pajamas, and slept with whatever blankets we could find. Brr. And I remember Mt. Rushmore being breathtaking when they threw on the lights. (sigh) Such good memories. I'm glad your family now has them, too.
Allison
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