NP - Yellowstone

"...As I took in this scene, I realized my own littleness, my helplessness...my in ability to cope with or even comprehend the mighty architecture of nature." Nathaniel Pitt Langford 1870

Buffalo 1929

2013 - Welcome

On 1 Mar 1872, Ulysses S. Grant, signed legislation with created Yellowstone National Park, the first National Park in the World.  It set aside over 2 million acres for the enjoyment of the US population.

Yellowstone was on the agenda for the English Trip to the West Coast in 1929.  I know I was there as a small child, but I didn't find pictures I was sure were Yellowstone from any of the trips from California to Minnesota.  It took sixty years for me to get there again.....as part of our tour of the Lewis and Clark Trail in 2013.

I think it cost more in 1889 to get there than it cost us in 2013.  Cost for train fare from St. Louis was $120, and then there was $40 for the stage coach grand tour.  Of course the train ride eliminated the need for motels along the way but $160 in 1889 was the equivalent of $4051.43 in 2013.  Well over the amount we spent on our  entire three week trip along the Lewis and Clark Trail.

We stayed in the lodge at Old Faithful, and drove those roads that were opened, many in early May were still closed by snow.  Yellowstone is a wondrous place.  Hot pools gurgled through the snow.  Buffalo roamed everywhere.  The majesty of the land was almost overwhelming!

2013

1929

"At the appointed hour we heard the water flying up and down the mouth with the sob of waves in a cave. Then cam the preliminary gouts, then a roar and a rush, and that glittering column of diamonds rose, quivered, stood still for a moment. Then it broke and the rest was a confused snarl of water not thirty feet high." Rudyard Kipling 1889

2013 Greg was happy until he saw the 2nd sign

Lodge 1929

Trip to Minnesota 1953

Yellowstone National Park
My Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park - Wikipedia
Map of Yellowstone - Google maps
On the Lewis and Clark Trail 2013

Trip to Minnesota 1953

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Dani's Dream

Big dreams for my littlest granddaughter!

Ireland

After our 1999 trip to Ireland, I tried my hand at scenery.  This hanging done in 2000 hung on the back porch for years and eventually withered away. 

NPS - Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

In 2013 we hopped in the car and followed the Lewis and Clark Trail.

On the road just shy of four weeks, we back tracked the route of Lewis and Clark from Portland, Oregon to Pierre, south Dakota.  Here, Having our fill of Interpretive Centers, we bravely struck out on our own. Much like Lewis and Clark, we adapted travel to meet many challenges. Although not avoiding (justifiably) hostile Indians or severely in-climate weather, we were driven to adapt due to whim, mediocre lodging, good Chinese take out or pizza withdrawal. We set out with Lewis and Clark as our guides to see America. We traversed mile after mile of wide open space while listening to books on tape. Although we covered 5.615 miles, we barely scratched the surface of things to see. We toured countless museums and interpretive centers and saw history from many different perspectives. The thoroughly satisfying road trip concluded with camping and fishing in the Sierras.  Greg Trindle 2014 

Following posts will cover the many great National Parks and Monuments that we visited.  Pictures here are from some of the other interpretive centers and towns we visited along the way.

On the Lewis and Clark Trail 2013

Journals of Lewis and Clark

NPS - Lewis and Clark Trail

Sean's Hearts

This quilt is from 1986....another I had totally forgotten about.  Made for Sean while he was in Spokane.

Patchwork Guitar

In 2010 I joined Maura at quilt camp.  The project I brought was a crazy quilt guitar case.  Needless to say I didn't get it finished at the camp, but I did make a good start.  Greg was intrigued by the idea of a spider web and gave me a fly to attach for my birthday!

NHP - Fort Sumter

In 2009 we took advantage of a trip to South Carolina for Ethan's wedding to visit some of the historical sites of the south.  Among them as Fort Sumter.








Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War upon Federal troops at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861. The roots of that conflict are buried deep within the stories of the development of the United States. Fort Sumter would continue to serve as the focal point in Charleston throughout the Civil War.

More Pictures
National Park Service - Fort Sumter
American Battlefields - Fort Sumter
USHistory.org - Fort Sumter 

Sunshine plus one

Sunshine   was the very first of my leftover quilts.  It was adopted at the family reunion by Nikki, but on returning home I found Melanie thought it was going to her.  What to do?  Create another!!