After a quick visit to Seattle, we began making our journey east last Friday. We camped in Yellowstone for 2 nights. It hailed on us the second morning and it was so cold that our hands were freezing while we made breakfast and packed up! However, the day warmed and we enjoyed a nice hike to Fairy Falls and the Imperial geyser. Yellowstone is so different than anywhere I've been before and I was in awe most of the time. We then drove through the Grand Tetons, which was also amazing. Seeing and experiencing our national parks has really given me an appreciation of our parks system and what a great resource it provides.
We then spent 3 days in Colorado--1 night in Steamboat Springs and 2 in Denver. I fell in love with the state and didn't want to leave! The landscape is unforgettable and everyone we met was great. Some of the CO highlights were seeing Red Rocks Amphitheater, driving the road up Mt. Evans (the highest auto road in the Northern Hemisphere at 14,000+ft), driving through the Rocky Mountain National park and drinking some great micro brews in Boulder.
Last night we stayed with Rachael's cousin, Jonathan, in Lawrence, Kansas. It's a very cool college town! We attended an independent fund raising event for Barack Obama called DiscObama. It was a lot of fun! We also saw a decent band from Portland, OR perform.
Now we're in St. Louis for the night and will be making a mad dash toward New York City. We're trying to get there by Sunday afternoon and then to Cape Cod on Monday. It's going to be a long couple of days in the car!
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