Day 4 - Wyoming/South Dakota

Leaving Yellowstone National Park was bittersweet. I wish we had more time to explore the beauty of that place but at least I feel like we got a good glimpse of what there is to see by enjoying the geysers. 

On our way out of the park we drove along the shore of Yellowstone Lake. The view was incredible...early morning light reflecting pink off of the glassy water...Alex said he imagined that's what heaven would feel like. We talked about how maybe heaven is just being able to finally have time to enjoy all the beauty that God created. It truly was heavenly to drive through that tranquil place. 

Before we could leave, we got a nice goodbye from a friendly roadside Bison.

We spent 12 hours in the car driving across Wyoming into South Dakota. There's a really high mountain pass that we had to go over and our trailer would only allow us to drive about 30 mph. I had the task of getting Franco to the top. He's such a champ! 

Luckily, Wyoming is much prettier than Idaho was...no offense Idaho. There are gorgeous dramatic mountains and green fields...

Day 4 was a great day for looking out the window. 

In the evening we made it to the border. 

We hade hoped to see Mt. Rushmore, but since it was such slow going, we had to skip it. Sad face. I guess it gives us an excuse to make another cross-country road trip sometime in the future right? Maybe with a sweet retro Airstream or something. 

We made it to the Badlands National Park campground after dark. For din din we roasted weenies with cheese and enjoyed a can of Modelo. You can't go camping without cheap canned beer...it's just not the same. 

Next, we'll explore all that the Badlands have to offer and enjoy a day off from driving (Franco will enjoy it too). Maybe we'll do a little Sunday morning worship at the campsite. I know our biggest prayer right now is that our funds hold out. Driving is eating up our account and we found an apartment to move into that requires a deposit and first month's rent as soon as we arrive. I guess we were banking on being homeless for a little longer? Hmm...well either way - join us in praying that our money continues to be just enough for what we need. And see what tales we have to tell of the Badlands in Day 5!