The kids ready to go in the Broken Boot Mine
Day 1
We began our vacation on May 28th. We drove to Moorcroft, WY and spent the night. We were really shocked at how different North East Wyoming was. It was green and pretty. We are used to sage brush Wyoming. On the morning of the 29th, we woke up and drove to Devil's Tower. When I was a kid, Close Encounters of the Third Kind was one of my favorite movies, so it was fun to go there. It is huge and impressive. There is a paved walking trail around the base, it's a little over a mile long. It was a beautiful walk and the perfect day to be there.
After Devil's Tower, we drove into South Dakota. The Black Hills are so beautiful. I had no idea that it would be like a little slice of Heaven. Ryan and I were in awe of the scenery. We went to Deadwood on our way to Cedar Rapids, which was home base for the evening. Deadwood was okay. I guess it's nice to say that you've been somewhere. I guess we weren't too impressed with Deadwood because we aren't gamblers. Emma did commit her first crime though. We were walking up the street and I noticed that she had a pair of sunglasses in her hands, she had taken them from a gift shop and we walked right out of the store without anyone noticing. Ryan brought them back and the clerk seemed surprised that he did. When in Deadwood, I guess.
We also toured the Broken Boot Mine. Which was a gold mine, but not a very successful one. The kids looked so cute in their hard hats. It was a fun tour because we met a lot of neat people on the tour. A couple from Italy and one from Texas. The couple from Italy were traveling for the whole summer. They started in Chicago and would end their trip in August in Vancouver. I wish we had the same sort of vacation days as Europeans.
We ended the day in Cedar Rapids with a yummy dinner and swimming at the pool. While at the pool I met a girl who grew up in Kaysville and her sister, Emily, went to high school with Ryan. Emily is the mother of one of Braxton's good friends from Kaysville, Jacob. It's such a small world.
Emma ready to go
Devil's Tower, it's cool how it's just out in the middle of nowhere by itself
There were rock climbers all over when we were there. It was fun to watch them.
Braxton at the base of Devil's Tower
Us on top of a rock
The site of Devil's Tower is a very sacred place for Native Americans. Here is a picture of some prayer clothes hanging on a tree. There were prayer and clothes and prayer bags all around.
Ryan and Braxton at Deadwood
Deadwood
Tired girl
The mine we toured
Braxton inside the mine
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