The Picture Post! Part II

Pictures from the last half of our road trip across America! There are no pictures from Jackson Hole/Grand Tetons, though, because I took so many pictures there last summer. To see those pictures, check out this post from last August.

(Driving across South Dakota; Day 5)

(More of South Dakota, and Wall Drug!; Day 5)

(Sunflowers in South Dakota; Day 5)

(The Badlands, South Dakota; Day 5)

(The Badlands, South Dakota; Day 5)
(The Badlands, South Dakota; Day 5)

(The Mammoth Site; Hot Springs, SD; Day 6)

(A perfectly laid out mammoth skeleton, minus head; called Marie Antoinette until they discovered it was a boy mammoth. Mammoth Site; Hot Springs, SD; Day 6)

(Perfectly preserved mammoth skulls; Mammoth Site; Hot Springs, SD; Day 6)

(Boxwork in Wind Cave; South Dakota; Day 6)

(The Purple Pie Place-- where we had lunch. Custer, SD; Day 6)

(The Crazy Horse Memorial... just a face in the mountain. SD; Day 6)

(Drive by shot of Mount Rushmore. Hey, boys! SD; Day 6)



(The above three are at Independence Rock, Wyoming!; Day 7)

(Split Rock, Wyoming. Thank God for the Oregon trail!; Day 7)

Here's where pictures stop for a couple of days, as I relaxed at Jackson Lake Lodge with my family and enjoyed a bit of a break from the road. Again, to see pics of that area, check out the post from last August.

(The road to Soda Springs, Idaho; Day 10)

(The Geyser in Soda Springs, Idaho; the only man-made geyser in the world; Day 10)

(Strawberry-lemonade cupcake and a mocha at Tula Bakery in Portland, OR; Day 11 [apologies for the poor lighting, I'm usually a better food photographer than this, but I was just so excited to eat the stuff that I didn't bother to make it look great])

(The Grilled Cheese Grill, Portland, OR; Day 11)

(The Grilled Cheese Grill school bus dining room; Portland, OR; Day 11)

(Inside the school bus at TGCG, Portland, OR; Day 11)

(Gnomes in the front yard; Portland, OR; Day 11)

And here's where the trip pictures end and officially become Seattle pictures! I've decided to save those for a later post, though. :) Hope you enjoy the road trip pictures and I can't wait to start updating you all about my life in the Pacific Northwest!