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Madison Campground, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Odometer — 4745 miles

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Today was a long day. A great day. Ron had a bad dream and woke us up at 4:30am. I was planning to wake up at 5, so no big deal. I spent an hour with Ron trying to get him to fall asleep but his eyes were wide open. Finally I explained to him that daddy has to go on a hike. He took it like a champ. (more…)

Canyon Village Campground, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Odometer — 4669 miles

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Shabbat Shalom.

Today we woke up ay 9am again. Actually Ron woke up at 6 claiming sleepily that there is a horse in his bed and that he is scared. It was Shir. Luckily he returned to sleep and so did we.

Our morning hike was a 2.1 mile trail to Storm Point where we hoped to see some moose. There was one bison at the beginning of the trail. But no moose. (more…)

Fishing Bridge Campground, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Odometer — 4642 miles

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We started the day late, the kids all woke up close to 9am. Our first stop was the visitor center to get some information on hikes here in the park. There is so much to do.

We drove to Mud Volcano, another stinky boardwalk overlooking various geothermal attractions. (more…)

Fishing Bridge Campground, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Odometer — 4594 miles

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Today we finally made it to Yellowstone. The getting organized took us a while. We had to fill up gas, propane and groceries. Then another 2 hour drive through beautiful countryside and we made it to the east entrance of the park. From there it was another hour just to get to our campground because of construction work on the roads.

This park is the first national park in the world. (more…)

We have spent the last week in Yellowstone. No internet, no cell coverage, just wonderful nature.  Once we get back to a more civilized campground we will upload the full blog and pictures.

-Hemi

KOA campground, Cody, Wyoming, Odometer — 4480 miles

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We drove 200 miles today on our quest to Yellowstone. We stopped at Cody for a rodeo and tomorrow we will finally hit the national park. (more…)

KOA Campground, Buffalo, Wyoming, Odometer — 4284 miles

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Today we started a 400 mile journey westward to Yellowstone National Park. Basically we have to cross the whole of Wyoming. We accomplished about 40% of the distance today, detouring from the shortest path in order to visit America’s first national monument called Devil’s Tower. (more…)

Chris’ Campground, Spearfish, South Dakota. Odometer — 4087 miles

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Ron got up excited and finished his morning routine (potty, teeth, clothes) as fast as we could ever remember. He had a hot date with his friend from yesterday and couldn’t wait to get out of the RV. Finally some company his own age with the appropriate stimulation. Not that playing with Shir and Orr is so bad, but we really want Ron to interact with kids his own age when we camp. (more…)

Happy Holidays RV Park, Rapid City, South Dakota. Odometer — 3996 miles

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The children had a great day. It started with the campsite playground, continued with a petting farm, and ended in this campgrounds playground. Ron also met a friend that was parked right next to us. (more…)

KOA Badlands, near Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Odometer — 3906 miles

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We lazed around the campground most of the morning, Paola and I taking turns with the kids at the playground. I got the early shift, and we had pancakes prepared for us at the pavilion right next to the playground. For those who are wondering, KOA stands for Kamgrounds of America. It is a franchise chain of campgrounds that are very standardized in the level of service, cleanliness, and other amenities. These amenities usually include a swimming pool, playground, and in most campgrounds a pavilion or common area where food is served (for a fee) usually for breakfast and sometimes at dinnertime as well. (more…)