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Dis Dad Member #325
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- Jul 4, 2005
So we finished up at Jewel Cave and made our way back to Wyoming where today was just a "positioning" day (ooh, that sounds like cruise lingo). We figured we would make our way around Wyoming to setup for a better approach to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone.
So as we began our positioning route we figured we better gas up in case there "might" be a long stretch of road without any services. So we see a gas station right before we leave town and pull in to find:
Yes, you are not seeing things. Those are actual, functional analog dial gas pumps. Erika and I both looked at each other and said, we gotta take a picture of that, when's the last time you've seen a rotary dial gas pump, let alone filled up with one? Fortunately they had unleaded so we were good.
So all gassed up and ready to go we, well, went. We drove, and drove, had lunch, and drove some more.
Here is some of the amazing scenery we saw going through Wyoming:
Finally as we passed a rest area, (literally less than 0.5 miles past) one of the kids pipes up with the "I gotta go potty". So we continue on a little more and came across this place:
http://lds.org/placestovisit/eng/historical-sites/mormon-handcart-historic-site
Now, they had put together a very nice site with some amazing scenery, but I will say there were 2 things that gave Erika some pause:
1) In the Woman's bathroom there was a sign that said "Please do not wash hair and feet in sinks."
2) There was a woman who was very insistent on us seeing the movie and having the kids pull us in a handcart.
I will say I appreciate the history here and the conditions where the children had to pull the carts, but our 3 girls are all under 8 and I'm no starving pilgrim. I don't quite think that the best thing would be for our girls to pull me in a cart.
It was very picturesque there and I did read up on the history of this location after our trip and I have a lot more respect for what they were commemorating at this spot. Here are some of the pics:
Shannon also found a plaque commemorating a woman who's name was Elizabeth (Shannon's middle name) and she wanted a picture with this famous Elizabeth.
Mary wanted to show her excitement
So after we left the hand cart site, we headed on to Lander, WY where we were staying for the night.
Coming up next, The Best Burger in the World.... and some National Parks.
So as we began our positioning route we figured we better gas up in case there "might" be a long stretch of road without any services. So we see a gas station right before we leave town and pull in to find:
Yes, you are not seeing things. Those are actual, functional analog dial gas pumps. Erika and I both looked at each other and said, we gotta take a picture of that, when's the last time you've seen a rotary dial gas pump, let alone filled up with one? Fortunately they had unleaded so we were good.
So all gassed up and ready to go we, well, went. We drove, and drove, had lunch, and drove some more.
Here is some of the amazing scenery we saw going through Wyoming:
Finally as we passed a rest area, (literally less than 0.5 miles past) one of the kids pipes up with the "I gotta go potty". So we continue on a little more and came across this place:
http://lds.org/placestovisit/eng/historical-sites/mormon-handcart-historic-site
Now, they had put together a very nice site with some amazing scenery, but I will say there were 2 things that gave Erika some pause:
1) In the Woman's bathroom there was a sign that said "Please do not wash hair and feet in sinks."
2) There was a woman who was very insistent on us seeing the movie and having the kids pull us in a handcart.
I will say I appreciate the history here and the conditions where the children had to pull the carts, but our 3 girls are all under 8 and I'm no starving pilgrim. I don't quite think that the best thing would be for our girls to pull me in a cart.
It was very picturesque there and I did read up on the history of this location after our trip and I have a lot more respect for what they were commemorating at this spot. Here are some of the pics:
Shannon also found a plaque commemorating a woman who's name was Elizabeth (Shannon's middle name) and she wanted a picture with this famous Elizabeth.
Mary wanted to show her excitement
So after we left the hand cart site, we headed on to Lander, WY where we were staying for the night.
Coming up next, The Best Burger in the World.... and some National Parks.