Anthony: Badlands, because of up close encounter with the bison
Lisa: Glacier National Park. It is difficult to describe, just try to experience it for yourself.
2) Favorite campground in which to sleep
Anthony and Lisa: Badlands, again because of the bison grazing beside campground, the coyote howling at night, the stargazing, and just the people watching. We also liked it because it was free:)
3) Favorite City or State Park
Anthony: Valentine, Nebraska, small city park, small community, allowed camping for nominal fee, and good scenery. We cooked breakfast here one morning.
Lisa: Spearfish, Montata City Park to sleep because we were camped right beside the creek.
3) Weirdest happening
Anthony and Lisa: the trumpet playing When The Saints Go Marching In in the middle of the night in the Walmart parking lot in Steamboat Springs, CO.
4) Most interesting person met
Anthony: Dewayne Makescoldweather in Montana.
Lisa: Doc, the fella on the horse at the Dinosaur National Park who was on a mission to feed the hungry children
My close second were our kindred spirits from Canada:
5) Very favorite day
Anthony and Lisa: the day our whole family was together in Seattle, and Alyssa was our tour guide. A very close second is being able to be with Hannah on her birthday and climbing Gray' Peak.
6) Worst thing about trip
Anthony: Driving on the interstates (Interstates have no personality. The only thing they are good for is getting from point A to point B fast unless you are stuck in a traffic jam. Fortunately we haven't spent much time on the Interstates)
Lisa: Listening to Anthony complain about driving on the interstates.
7) Favorite street name
Anthony and Lisa:
8) Favorite state sign
Anthony and Lisa:
9) Favorite city sign
Anthony:
Lisa:
10) Favorite meal
Anthony: Every breakfast cooked outside
Lisa:
Santa Fe
11) Favorite hike
Anthony: Hiking a 14'er on Hannah's birthday, Grays Peak, with Lisa and Hannah, and the view was phenomenal.
Lisa: ^ this one was great. But I only made it to about 13,000 ft. So I will put our most unique hike, Part of The Narrows in Zion National Park. I just think the picture is pretty cool.
12) Favorite part of the country visited
Anthony: the Northwest, specifically Washington and Oregon. The cooler temperatures were nice in the summer.
Lisa: Although Utah was steamy hot, the scenery was spectacular.
13) Favorite thing that got checked off bucket list
Anthony: extended adventure with my wife. Good quality time together.
Lisa: ^That was really sweet, and I agree. But I always wanted to go to Yellowstone and see Old Faithful.
14) Best shower
Anthony and Lisa: Flying J truck stop
15) Favorite animal seen:
Anthony: Camel Rock
Lisa: (that man^ cracks me up)
The whales! even though I could just barely see them, it took my breath away.
16) Highest gas price:
All gas in California was over $4.00/gallon, but the highest we paid was $4.95/gallon outside of Yosemite Park. Anthony purchased just enough to get us to the next service station.
17) Favorite City:
Anthony: Omaha, Nebraska, because of their bicycle trails and the bike/pedestrian bridge over the Missouri River, that links to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Lisa: Spearfish, Montana, because of the campground, and bicycle trails. It also had any amenity you might need or want.
Anthony: on a trip like this, we quickly learned that our windshield was our TV, sunset is bedtime, sunrise was our alarm clock, eating out literally meant eating out(side), gazing at the stars was our late night entertainment, and our interaction with people was our reality TV. All of these experiences were very positive, but the best part of the trip was the time spent together with little distraction.
We decided our theme song is definitely Zac Brown Band's, "Free."
We are planning on doing this again, and highly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity.
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