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1996 Cherokee Sport/ 4.5" RC short arm suspension/ RC sway bar quick discos/ 31"x10.5"x15" general grabber AT2's/ RockCrusher Diff. Covers/ Tomken Gas Tank Skid/CB/ GTX hood vents/ Steering box brace/ Optima Red Top/ WI plates. Project Northwoods http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/project-northwoods-1333/ |
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May 31 2009:
Today we left Olympic National Park around 8 am. We were heading to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Driving was slow in Washington and Oregon. And again we hit unexpected desert in central Oregon. I hate the desert. Once we got to Idaho the speed limits were much better. Passed through Mountain Home, Carl! Looks like a nice area. I drove for way to long, about 14 hours and finally called it quits in Twin Falls, ID. It was to late to pinch a tent so we said screw it and paid for a $50 Super 8 room. Finally a shower though. It was the first shower in like a week! Haha, especially after all the hiking. June 1 2009: Took another shower! It was great. Got some continental breakfast and headed out. We were taking it slow today because there weren't many miles to go. Made a few random stops, including an Army Surplus near Idaho Falls where we picked up a sweet desert cooler for cheap! Can't wait to try it. It started to slowly rain on and off. Jackson Hole, Wyoming looked beautiful as we passed through. Drove up through Grand Teton National Park. We didn't camp because the prices were very high, so we figured we would camp at Yellowstone and drive back down to hike. Grand Teton National Park is very beautiful. We finally arrived at Bridge Bay campground at the Eastern side of Yellowstone. We tried making a good fire but it was damp. Then went to bed. We did get to see a grizzly bear about 5 ft. from the car which was cool. She has a picture somewhere. I'll have to find it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() June 2 2009: Well our tent decided to leak like a P.O.S from the rain we got last night! That was a nice thing to wake up to. With the rain on and off we decided to do the lower loop of Yellowstone and make the best of it. We didn't let any rain ruin our fun. Saw all the little attractions of the loop including Old Faithful. Still a lot of snow haha! It is beautiful though. We also bought another tarp to cover the tent so hopefully that will help at least a little. We will see. We did see some buffalo and elk today including a nice bull. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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June 3 2009:
It is still on and off rain. The tarp did help a little but that rain is coming in through the seems. We are going to do the upper loop today including Mammoth Hot Springs and Artist Point. We headed to Artist Point first. It is an amazing falls. She was having a blast because she loves waterfalls. Then we headed over to the Mammoth Hot Springs area. Did all the hiking around there. Saw the hotel and the ranger barracks up there. On the way back we saw a black bear and some mountain goats. We decided to venture back down to Old Faithful because the sun was out and in hopes to get better photos. We also visited the Old Faithful Inn and learned some history of the park, including that it used to be an old army base back in to 1800's. We are thinking of packing up and heading to Deadwood, SD early because it has been raining the whole time and it is supposed to rain for the rest of our planned stay including snow for friday. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() June 4 2009: We packed up early and headed out. On our way out the East Entrance we saw our first moose. It was awesome. Then about 20-30 miles we saw our first big horn sheep which was great! We made it to Deadwood and checked into the Super 8. We are going to take it easy and relax. We showered and headed out for diner and the town. Saw an old western gun fight and enjoyed our time. I love the Black Hills area. I also won $45 on the slots. P.S I hate slots but its their main thing there. June 5 2009: We decided we were going to head over to Mount Rushmore today. So instead of 120 mile round trip we just got another hotel room up that was in Keystone, SD. Keystone was another cool area. Rushmore was cool to see again. Then we played mini golf and I let here drag me around to all the shops haha. Went back to the hotel room and relaxed. Then went back to Mt. Rushmore to see it at night. ![]() June 6 2009: Today is the long 890 mile drive home. I was letting her make stops because the drives are starting to kill her. We stopped at a Scheels which is a cool sportsmen/ camp store place, then we made it over to Wall Drug. Neither of us have been there so we stopped in. That is a crazy little place with a ton in it. We continued on our way and hit some more rain. We arrived home late that night. But finally home. All in all, the trip was well deserved and needed. It was a great experience for the both of us. We saw a ton of wildlife. I took her to the ocean for the first time. It was shorter then we planned but not much we can do because of the weather so we did make the best of it. We are already starting to brain storm next years trip which might be back out this way for some back country hikes and primitive camping. Who knows. I will try and get some of her pics and post them later as well.
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Those trees are huge
very nice pics looks like a good time, the drive was proably getting to you cause you were cramped up in a little cavalier, i could only imagine it was packed with all the camping stuff and food for that long of a trip
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yeah. we ended up doing about 5300 miles in about two weeks
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yeah it was a good time. i have the other parks on the previous page as well.
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here are some pics of the wildlife my girlfriend took:
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Wished you could have stopped in to little Mtn. Home, but I understand. Thats a TON of driving in a little period of time.
Loving the pictures BTW, I need to get up to Yellowstone sometime. Looks like it was a great trip. |
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Wisconsin Wheeler
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haha nice picture overland. thanks guys.
we are thinking of two different trips for next time. either a southwest trip for Colorado, Utah and AZ. Or we might do a northeast trip for some camping and maybe to check out Niagara falls. But who knows.
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