When we left Kelli’s parents, we began a long two-day drive west toward Yellowstone. Along the way we saw a couple of friends and some beautiful scenery. Our first stop was in Iowa to see a college roommate of Kelli’s. They were close in college but had not seen each other since then. They had a great time catching up!
Then it was back in the car for more driving. Here’s a glimpse inside…
As we neared South Dakota, Mark got in touch with our friend Lauren and she drove up from her home to meet us for dinner at Cracker Barrel in Sioux Falls. Lauren recently graduated from TMU and she was with us in Turkey and Greece earlier this year. And she is off to study at JUC next month!
Lauren proposed we spend the rest of the evening at Falls Park. That was a great suggestion!
On the next day we drove through South Dakota and a big rainstorm. We drove right past the exit for Mount Rushmore (but we’ve been there before) in an effort to get to our hotel before it was too late. As we came closer to Yellowstone, we passed through some beautiful Wyoming scenery.
Kelli liked our hotel where we spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. Here’s a photo of the lobby.
We covered 1,200 miles in these two days and were ready to visit Yellowstone the next day for the first time!