7/2
7:51 leave, forgot iPhone charger. Turn back home, leave, starting miles 68302
7:56 forgot pan , turned back home again
8:04 finally on our way, supposed to arrive on 11:36
9:07 被警察拦下,开到82mph,给了warning,谢天谢地
10:30 Alexandria fast food burger king and arby, GPS shows arriving at 12:09
12:04 arrived at comfort suites Fargo. Got one king suite. Eric and grandpa slept on the sleeping sofa. Ate 方便面. Kids love it.
7/3
8:00 get up . Downstairs for free breakfast, typical American breakfast
9:20 heading for billings, GPS shows arriving at 6:30pm, 626 miles
12:00 pass by Bismarck
1:30 stop at dickinson for lunch(arby)
6:30 arrived at holiday inn billings
7:00 have Chinese buffet at 金凤 $51
9:00 swimming, saunna,hot spa at hotel for 1.5 hour
7/4
8:00 get up have soy milk and instant noodle
9:50 fill up gas then heading for beartooth highway
11:00 red lodge
11:30 rock creek vista point, stay for an hour
2:30 arrived Cooke city, stayed for 30 min
3:15 nw entrance,paid 25dollars
3:15-6:00 see bison and bear in Lamar valley, visit tower fall
6:00 visit mamoth hot spring: liberty cap, palette spring
7:00 check in at cabin at gardiner see firework, cooked noodles+beef
7/5
10:16 arrived at mamoth visitor center
11:00 mammoth upper terrace: main terrace, canary spring, skip lower terrace cause it is dorminant now
12:00 heading for canyon, saw black Bear climing tree, mother and baby bear, elk crossing road
1:00 north rim: lower fall trail, lookout point, grand view
South rim: artist point
4:45-6:00 mud volcano trail
7:12 arrived at Norris. Walked porcelain basin trail
8:00 leaving Norris
9:00 checked in at west yellowstone city center motel, dinner at local Chinese restaurant $50
7/6
10:00 left west yellowstone, saw a black moose right after we entered the west entrance
11:30 black sand basin
12:00 old faithful inn, mailed post card to china
12:50 left old faithful
1:50 out of south gate
2:15-3:45 colter bay visitor center and lake trail
4:00-5:30 Jenny lake shuttle boat and hidden falls trail
6:00-7:45 spring lake trail
8:15 saw a big moose on the way to Jackson hole
9:00 checked in to ranch inn
9:40 reservation at merry piglet, walked around Jackson town
10:30 dinner at merry piglet, $50
7/7
9:00 get up and had breakfast at hotel
10:15 checkout, bought some grocery in town
11:00 heading for grand Teton
12:00-1:00 20 min drive to signal mountain summit, saw a grouser
1:15 Jackson lake lodge, orginally plan to do horsebackriding, cancalled due to weight limit
1:45-4:00 flag ranch: Lj and Eric took horseback riding from 3:00-4:00
4:15-5:35 leaving grand Teton, arrived at old faithful inn. Spend 20 min watching 5 deers crossing street
5:35 check in old faithful inn
7:25 old faithful
7:30-9:45 upperway geyseys
10:00-11:00 dinner at old faithful inn, $80
11:00-12:00 shower at public bathroom next to our hotelRoom,very clean
12:00 night
7/8
9:00 instant noodle plus beef, lettuce
10:05 saw old faithful eruption 2nd time
10:10-11:10 OFI gift store
11:10-11:50 prepare for checkout
12:00 check out OFI, ice cream at second floor deck, then 3rd floor
1:05 saw OF eruption 3rd time while having ice cream again
1:12 left OFI
1:22-2:15 midway geysey basin
2:18-2:43 firhole lake drive
2:43-3:27 fountain paint pot trail, saw fountain geyser erupt
4:08-5:19 west thumb
6:05 spend 30 min at unknown shore leaving at 6:05
6:55 leaving bridge bay
7:00 arrived at lake hotel, noodle dinner, finished all beef and pork
9:00-9:50 lake hotel tour
9:50-11:00 Hayden valley
12:20 sleep
7/9
8:00 get up and instant noodles
10:15 check out, heading for Cody, stop at fishing bridge and a beach
11:50 east entrance
1:00-2:30 Cody, stop at walmart for food and water, subway lunch
4:20 saw a moose and tons of sheep on bighorn national forest
5:05 Dayton
5:38 sheriton
7:10 Gillette, check in at wingate, have dinner at a Chinese buffet $48
9:50-11:15 hotel pool and hot spa
12:15 99
7/10
9:30 getup and have continental breakfast
11:00-12:21 checkout, run into moorcraft parade, arrived at devil's tower
12:21-1:38 devil's tower, $10
3:48-4:40 crazy horse, $27
5:11-7:18 bear country USA, $55
7:28-7:58 dinner at subway, $15
8:05-10:40 mount rushmore, watched evening program, $10
11:15 checkin super 8 rapid city
12:30 99
7/11
8:00 get up and had breakfast at hotel
9:30 heading home, gps saids arrival time 7:09pm
10:15-11:35 stop at wall drug
11:53-12:40 badlands national park, $15 ticket
12:40 heading home, GPS shows arriving at 8:57pm
2:40-3:10 stopped at oacoma arby for lunch
8:38-9:32 大四川(GPS shows 8:55pm arriving home originally)
10:03 arrived home. Totally Drived 2700 miles


