<br \/>\nBack from our Road Trip<br \/>\n<\/title><br \/>\n<head><\/p>\n<style>\nh4 {color: red; border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0;}\n.redbold {color: red; font-weight: bold;}\n.shadowbox {\n width: 600px; \n height: 100px;\n border: 1px solid #333;\n box-shadow: 8px 8px 5px #444;\n padding: 8px 12px;\n background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, #ddd 40%, #ccc);\n}\ndiv.story {\n width: 600px;\n}\ndiv.photos {\n box-sizing: content-box;\n border-width: 10px;\n padding: 10px;\n width: 650px;\n height: auto;\n margin: 5px;\n max-height: 400px;\n}\ndiv.gallery {\n margin: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n float: left;\n width: 290px;\n}\ndiv.gallery2 {\n margin: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n float: left;\n width: 600px;\n}\ndiv.gallery:hover {\n border: 1px solid #f00;\n}\ndiv.gallery2:hover {\n border: 1px solid #f00;\n}\ndiv.gallery img {\n width: 100%;\n height: auto;\n}\ndiv.desc {\n padding: 5px;\n text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<h4>Two Weeks and 6000 Miles<\/h4>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\nFor most of this past summer we stayed close to home and enjoyed the great Michigan weather.<\/p>\n<p>When September rolled around it was time for a vacation so we packed up and hit the road to beat the West’s cold and snowy fall weather. <\/p>\n<p>It’s taken a few weeks to organize all of my photos from the trip but I’ve finally completed this series of photographs. So here is my picture report as I try to show some of the less spectacular visuals throughout the west.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/01_IMG_2986.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/01_IMG_2986s.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"193\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Our car is in the driveway, all loaded and ready to go.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/02_IMG_4094.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/02_IMG_4094s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Here we’re crossing the Mississippi River over the bridge in the Quad Cities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/03_IMG_4112.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/03_IMG_4112s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Heading west into Nebraska we pass by a large grain storage facility in Omaha.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/04_IMG_4118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/04_IMG_4118s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We’re about to drive beneath the Gateway Arch that’s built over Interstate 80 in Kearney, Nebraska<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/05_IMG_4127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/05_IMG_4127s.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">If you’re a beef eater you’ll notice many of the western feedlots such as this one in Ogalalla, Nebraska.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/06_IMG_4144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/06_IMG_4144s.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">At a rest area near Laramie, Wyoming is a Lincoln statue dedicated to the nearby Lincoln Highway which once served as a main auto route to the west.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/07_IMG_4146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/07_IMG_4146s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">This is an older style bridge crossing the North Platte River near Ft Steele, Wyoning.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/08_IMG_4151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/08_IMG_4151s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">A few miles down the highway brings us to the huge refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/09_IMG_4140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/09_IMG_4140s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We don’t often see loaded freight trains in Michigan but this long freighter was transporting intermodal containers stacked two-high.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/10_IMG_4178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/10_IMG_4178s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We stopped in Salt Lake City to visit one of our grandsons. Here’s the Univ of Utah stadium downtown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/11_IMG_4192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/11_IMG_4192s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We pass by the “Tree of Utah” sculpture at mile marker 26 of Interstate 80.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/12_DSC08993.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/12_DSC08993s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">At the Bonneville Salt Flat rest area a young girl was taking drone pictures above the flats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/13_IMG_4203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/13_IMG_4203s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We hopped off of the interstate and drove US-6, one of the loneliest roads in central Nevada towards Yosemite NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/14_DSC09008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/14_DSC09008s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We were disappointed to find that the entrance to Yosemite was closed due to snow. Instead we viewed the tufas at nearby Mono Lake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/15_DSC09060.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/15_DSC09060s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We stayed in Reno for a few days to visit with our son and grandson. The Truckee River flows through the city’s downtown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/16_IMG_4278.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/16_IMG_4278s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Leaving Reno we followed US-12, another lonely but beautiful road through central Idaho on the way to Glacier NP in Montana.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/17_DSC09063.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/17_DSC09063s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">In Glacier NP we hiked along the trail to Hidden Lake at Logan Pass.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/21_DSC09138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/21_DSC09138s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Here are the crystal clear beach waters of Lake McDonald. During the summer, kayaks and canoes abound.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/19_IMG_3198.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/19_IMG_3198s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Along the Going-To-The-Sun road you can see the McDonald Creek.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/20_DSC09076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/20_DSC09076s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Beargrass grows on the many slopes in Glacier NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/22_DSC09163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/22_DSC09163s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">A half-day drive from Glacier NP takes us to Yellowstone NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/23-DSC09171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/23-DSC09171s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">The terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs show off some of nature’s beautiful design work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/24_DSC02999-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/24_DSC02999-2s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">A short hike along the Mammoth Hot Spring trails shows of more of the travertine terraces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/25_IMG_3252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/25_IMG_3252s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Leaving Yellowstone we headed to the northeast entrance to traverse the Beartooth Highway before the snow falls.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/26_IMG_3255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/26_IMG_3255s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Near the top of Beartooth Highway we were awed by the gorgeous view.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/27_DSC09206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/27_DSC09206s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">After leaving Montana, we stopped at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Wyoming.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/28_DSC09203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/28_DSC09203s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">This is a solemn view of the cemetery at Little Bighorn Battlefield NM.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/29_DSC09222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/29_DSC09222s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">From Little Bighorn we traveled to adjacent South Dakota where we visited Badlands NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/30_DSC09210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/30_DSC09210s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We found this bighorn sheep foraging along the road in the park.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/31-DSC09212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/31-DSC09212s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Looking at the terrain gives you an idea of why the park is called the Badlands<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/32_DSC09262.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/32_DSC09262s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">This amazing statue celebrates the Native Americans in South Dakota and USA.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/33_IMG_3298-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/33_IMG_3298-2s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Arriving back home in Grand Rapids, our odometer tells us that we traveled 5900 miles during out 14 days outing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!\/div><br \/>\n <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"shadowbox\">\n<p>During the two weeks on the road we visited five national parks and monuments – Glacier NP, Yellowstone NP, Badlands NP, Little Bighorn Battlefield NP and Fossil Butte NM. September turned out to be a good time for our cross country outing.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Written by:<\/p>\n<p>Arnie Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back from our Road Trip Two Weeks and 6000 Miles For most of this past summer we stayed close to home and enjoyed the great Michigan weather. When September rolled around it was time for a vacation so we packed up and hit the road to beat the West’s cold and snowy fall weather. 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\n<br \/>\nBack from our Road Trip<br \/>\n<\/title><br \/>\n<head><\/p>\n<style>\nh4 {color: red; border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0;}\n.redbold {color: red; font-weight: bold;}\n.shadowbox {\n width: 600px; \n height: 100px;\n border: 1px solid #333;\n box-shadow: 8px 8px 5px #444;\n padding: 8px 12px;\n background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, #ddd 40%, #ccc);\n}\ndiv.story {\n width: 600px;\n}\ndiv.photos {\n box-sizing: content-box;\n border-width: 10px;\n padding: 10px;\n width: 650px;\n height: auto;\n margin: 5px;\n max-height: 400px;\n}\ndiv.gallery {\n margin: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n float: left;\n width: 290px;\n}\ndiv.gallery2 {\n margin: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n float: left;\n width: 600px;\n}\ndiv.gallery:hover {\n border: 1px solid #f00;\n}\ndiv.gallery2:hover {\n border: 1px solid #f00;\n}\ndiv.gallery img {\n width: 100%;\n height: auto;\n}\ndiv.desc {\n padding: 5px;\n text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<h4>Two Weeks and 6000 Miles<\/h4>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\nFor most of this past summer we stayed close to home and enjoyed the great Michigan weather.<\/p>\n<p>When September rolled around it was time for a vacation so we packed up and hit the road to beat the West’s cold and snowy fall weather. <\/p>\n<p>It’s taken a few weeks to organize all of my photos from the trip but I’ve finally completed this series of photographs. So here is my picture report as I try to show some of the less spectacular visuals throughout the west.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/01_IMG_2986.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/01_IMG_2986s.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"193\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Our car is in the driveway, all loaded and ready to go.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/02_IMG_4094.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/02_IMG_4094s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Here we’re crossing the Mississippi River over the bridge in the Quad Cities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/03_IMG_4112.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/03_IMG_4112s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Heading west into Nebraska we pass by a large grain storage facility in Omaha.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/04_IMG_4118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/04_IMG_4118s.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We’re about to drive beneath the Gateway Arch that’s built over Interstate 80 in Kearney, Nebraska<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/05_IMG_4127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/05_IMG_4127s.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">If you’re a beef eater you’ll notice many of the western feedlots such as this one in Ogalalla, Nebraska.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/06_IMG_4144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/06_IMG_4144s.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">At a rest area near Laramie, Wyoming is a Lincoln statue dedicated to the nearby Lincoln Highway which once served as a main auto route to the west.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/07_IMG_4146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/07_IMG_4146s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">This is an older style bridge crossing the North Platte River near Ft Steele, Wyoning.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/08_IMG_4151.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/08_IMG_4151s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">A few miles down the highway brings us to the huge refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/09_IMG_4140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/09_IMG_4140s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We don’t often see loaded freight trains in Michigan but this long freighter was transporting intermodal containers stacked two-high.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/10_IMG_4178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/10_IMG_4178s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We stopped in Salt Lake City to visit one of our grandsons. Here’s the Univ of Utah stadium downtown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/11_IMG_4192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/11_IMG_4192s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We pass by the “Tree of Utah” sculpture at mile marker 26 of Interstate 80.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/12_DSC08993.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/12_DSC08993s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">At the Bonneville Salt Flat rest area a young girl was taking drone pictures above the flats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/13_IMG_4203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/13_IMG_4203s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We hopped off of the interstate and drove US-6, one of the loneliest roads in central Nevada towards Yosemite NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/14_DSC09008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/14_DSC09008s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We were disappointed to find that the entrance to Yosemite was closed due to snow. Instead we viewed the tufas at nearby Mono Lake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/15_DSC09060.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/15_DSC09060s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We stayed in Reno for a few days to visit with our son and grandson. The Truckee River flows through the city’s downtown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/16_IMG_4278.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/16_IMG_4278s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Leaving Reno we followed US-12, another lonely but beautiful road through central Idaho on the way to Glacier NP in Montana.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/17_DSC09063.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/17_DSC09063s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">In Glacier NP we hiked along the trail to Hidden Lake at Logan Pass.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/21_DSC09138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/21_DSC09138s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Here are the crystal clear beach waters of Lake McDonald. During the summer, kayaks and canoes abound.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/19_IMG_3198.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/19_IMG_3198s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Along the Going-To-The-Sun road you can see the McDonald Creek.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/20_DSC09076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/20_DSC09076s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Beargrass grows on the many slopes in Glacier NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/22_DSC09163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/22_DSC09163s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">A half-day drive from Glacier NP takes us to Yellowstone NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/23-DSC09171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/23-DSC09171s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">The terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs show off some of nature’s beautiful design work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/24_DSC02999-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/24_DSC02999-2s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">A short hike along the Mammoth Hot Spring trails shows of more of the travertine terraces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/25_IMG_3252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/25_IMG_3252s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Leaving Yellowstone we headed to the northeast entrance to traverse the Beartooth Highway before the snow falls.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/26_IMG_3255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/26_IMG_3255s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Near the top of Beartooth Highway we were awed by the gorgeous view.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/27_DSC09206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/27_DSC09206s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">After leaving Montana, we stopped at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Wyoming.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/28_DSC09203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/28_DSC09203s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">This is a solemn view of the cemetery at Little Bighorn Battlefield NM.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/29_DSC09222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/29_DSC09222s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">From Little Bighorn we traveled to adjacent South Dakota where we visited Badlands NP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/30_DSC09210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/30_DSC09210s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">We found this bighorn sheep foraging along the road in the park.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/31-DSC09212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/31-DSC09212s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Looking at the terrain gives you an idea of why the park is called the Badlands<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"photos\">\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/32_DSC09262.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/32_DSC09262s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">This amazing statue celebrates the Native Americans in South Dakota and USA.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/33_IMG_3298-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/vacation2024\/33_IMG_3298-2s.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">Arriving back home in Grand Rapids, our odometer tells us that we traveled 5900 miles during out 14 days outing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!\/div><br \/>\n <\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"shadowbox\">\n<p>During the two weeks on the road we visited five national parks and monuments – Glacier NP, Yellowstone NP, Badlands NP, Little Bighorn Battlefield NP and Fossil Butte NM. September turned out to be a good time for our cross country outing.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Written by:<\/p>\n<p>Arnie Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back from our Road Trip Two Weeks and 6000 Miles For most of this past summer we stayed close to home and enjoyed the great Michigan weather. When September rolled around it was time for a vacation so we packed up and hit the road to beat the West’s cold and snowy fall weather. 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