Mt. Rushmore, Tatanka, and Bob! Oh My!

Mt. Rushmore

It's actually smaller than I imagined. In my head, I envisioned the presidents in a row. It's actually more like they're piled one top of the other.

This is Pip in her get-up. Yes, that is one of those backpack leashes. She looked pretty snazzy in her McRae Reunion t-shirt-thanks Elizabeth!

I had to put her in the hiking carrier. She kept getting tangled up in her "leash" and was causing us to get left behind. But see what I mean about Mt. Rushmore being small.

Lake Sylvan

See those rocks behind me? Those are monolithic granite outcroppings that act as a natural dam. We went on a hike that took us behind those rocks and then on top of them.

Here's me looking philosophical...

If you are wondering where Pip was during this hike- she was here:

Fast asleep in the car.

What was the most memorable thing about the trip?

I would have to say that for Pip, her most favorite part of the trip was taking her cousin's shoe and filling it up with rocks. Literally, hours of endless entertainment for her.

For me...it's a toss up between Bobby surprising me by coming to the reunion and the buffalo (tatanka) in the front yard. Hmmm...Bob or tatanka? That's a toughie!

Some other fun things about the trip: I was sick the whole time. The camera died so I didn't get near as many pics of the tatanka as I wanted. And I learned that Lost Springs, WY has 1 person living there. Lastly, I discovered how "big" my little baby has gotten. She looks like a kid now. Ohhhh...sad day.