Britton's fort

We just left a wonderful visit with Jill and her troupe in Sioux City. I assisted in the construction of a structurally sound and natural fort. Awsome! On to Whiting. Oh, yeah the wine we tried wasn't so hot..
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Winery in South Dakota

We'll let you know how it is...
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Spur #2

We are enjoying our dinner at a place with a huge stuffed buffalo, 12 ounce glasses of wine for $3.50, and televised fishing. Its awsome! There are lots of bikers as Sturgis is approaching. Murdo, South Dakota is crazy!
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The Rusty Spur restaurant

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Needles highway

I am glad Christian is driving!

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

One of the most amazing things we have ever seen!

Yeow!

There she blows!

Old Faithful!!!! Smells funny here.

From the Venetian to the Virginian

On our first night without reserved lodging we ended up at the Virginian Lodge and RV Park in Jackson, Wyoming. It is actually pretty nice! We just thought it was funny that we stayed at the Venetian in Vegas for exactly the same price! More driving tomorrow and hopefully some serious blogging from Yellowstone!

Wyoming is Beautiful

Left C and C's around 3 and are headed to somewhere near Jackson Hole to spend the night. The drive is gorgeous of course. We were't sure whether to take the interstate or the scenic route. We took the scenic route and are glad we did. Did you know that Wyoming is the least populated state in the union, but is ranked ninth in land area? Learned that from the old Rand McNally.
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Murdock the moose

The wildlife in Utah is quite friendly.
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Mountains!

We have had a great morning with Chris hiking in the mountains around Park City. Carolyn joined us for lunch and soon it will be time to hit the road again.
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Whiskey Tasting

After 6 1/2 hours in the car we made it Park City, UT!!!! Chris and Carolyn ran down to the parking lot to greet us. Yay--it was so great to get here and see them. They took us to High West whiskey distillery. The boys tasted a few kinds and the girls had whiskey lemonade. Now we are headed back to their condo for kabobs and fun. G'Night everyone!
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Room Service!!!

What a treat to get breakfast in our room before we hit the interstate. We had a fun night in Vegas!
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Ugly

I see approximately 0 clouds as well as 0 solar panels but a thousand oil derricks.
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Counting Crows!

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'El Jefe' burrito

See, I told you. Pigs!
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Pig!

How we feel after having dinner at the Cal. Mid-state fair.
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St. Juan Bautista

We randomly chose this little town as a lunch stop today. Who knew we would get to see pre-American buildings and a Mission? This adobe building was constructed in 1799!!!
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Chilly Pacific!

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Beach picnic

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Tanks!

Between Jen and Scott, enough wine has been enjoyed to fill each of the tanks...
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Our first Vegas Casino!

Just kidding. Driving out to Bodega Bay right now. Get to see the ocean again. Jammin' to MJ!!!! Makes me miss my Ben.
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Thank you for all of the comments peeps!

Thanks to everyone for your hilarious comments. It is so fun to get little notifications that someone has commented. Christian and Scott are making dinner right now and I get to sit back and supervise. Hee hee just kidding. It is always fun to make a meal in a foreign kitchen and improvise everything as you go. Asparagus in the toaster oven!! We rented "Cedar Rapids" to watch tonight. I hope I can stay awake that long. More adventures tomorrow.

Santa Rosa guest house

This is the entry into the place where we're staying in Santa Rosa. Its almost like we are in Italy.
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Cookin'

So fun to cook outside!!!
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Tractor tour!

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Jack London Park

Picnicing where Jack London had his biodynamic farm and where he wrote lots of stuff in the last part of his life.
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Inside the caves

6000 barrels, 300 bottles in each barrel! Whoa!
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Kunde wine caves!

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Wine Country Finally!!!

We picked up Christian's dad Scott today! This photo is on the grounds of Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma. We did a tasting here and across the way at Deerfield Ranch. Made a yummy dinner and ate on the roof of our rental place in Santa Rosa. More wine tomorrow! My goal is to get as many free tastings as we can. We will let you know how that goes! Goodnight :)
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Everything tastes better when you're on vacation

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Looking north

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The Ocean!

Dang, the water is cold. And, we have to find our way back over the dunes to get home.
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Zen House

Good morning! This is the house we are staying in for two nights. It is very peaceful as you can see. Japanese gardens and a lovely pond. This morning we are going to walk though the sand dunes to the beach!

Last night we ate dinner looking over the Noya River Harbor. I was concentrating on my clam chowder when Christian said, "Look a seal!" I looked down into the water and saw a cute little harbor seal swimming around. I love seals and was delighted to see one in such a setting. Seeya later!

Muir Woods

Hello everyone! I am blogging from Highway 101 while Christian drives. We are slurping a Frosty and listening to some tunes. Haven't seen a winery yet, but I am sure that will change in the next couple hours. We are on our way up north to Fort Bragg, CA. Stopped at Muir Woods this morning on our way out of the city. It is a beautiful little spot but filled with people! I guess I can understand why--it is so close to such a huge city, accessible for young and old (paved paths), affordable ($5), historical, and oh so charming. Anyways--this is a shot of me by a big tree (duh). A little dark under the heavy canopy, but you get the idea. Hope everyone is well!
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Baseball!

The Giants fans are loud and proud!
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Giants vs Dodgers

At&t Park is pretty nice but I'll take our beloved Target Field in Minneapolis. We were able to walk from our hotel and although it is about 70 degrees, the fog is moving in and it is starting to sprinkle.
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Thirsty for vacation!
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Leaving tomorrow!

This is us being excited that we get to fly to San Francisco tomorrow afternoon! We are going to spend about 6 days in California and then hit the open road to drive home to Minnesota.