Wednesday we woke up and drove a few hours across Iowa and into Illinois to our next stop: Springfield, IL. We first went to the Lincoln home. There is a visitor center there and the home is free to tour during the day but you have to get tickets. The Lincoln home is right around … More Land of Lincoln!

The journey across Nebraska and Iowa continued today. It was a lot of flat driving down some long roads. There was a McDonalds so we went for the atmosphere. About half way through our journey we were amazed when we saw a water tower for Altoona, IA. This was surprising since Danielle grew up in … More The best of Iowa: Flat Tires and Herbert Hoover.

Today we woke up REALLY early. Our mission was to get in line early for tickets for the guided tour of the Delta-1 control room for the Minuteman Missile Program. But first we wanted to drive a little further through the Badlands and stop at some over looks. Our our way out we finally got … More The best Missiles and Fossils the Midwest has to Offer!

Our next stop was South Dakota and we didn’t expect to have as much fun as we would here. But we got up early and headed to Deadwood, SD. It was only about 1.5 hours away from Devil’s Tower and is an old Western Town. It still has that feel of being a western saloon … More Way Too Much Fun For One Day!

The best thing about leaving Yellowstone is that the drive is still amazing. No matter what direction you head, there is a great view along the way. We left through the East Entrance into Cody, WY to head across Wyoming and back into Montana. It was about a 3.5 hour drive to get to the … More Little Big Horn Battlefield and Devil’s Tower.

Friday we met our friend Kelli again for Canyon for a good breakfast. Canyon seems to be a good starting point, and would recommend staying in that area for future visits. Yellowstone Lake is beautiful, but unless you are going out on it by boat, then there isn’t much else to do there. The scenic … More The Dietz Experience Yellowstone: Canyons, Mount Washburn, and lots of sheep!

Cell phone service is limited and wifi is practically non-extistant at Yellowstone. With the exception of being able to write a blog post, we were ok with that. Its nice to just not have to worry about checking your phone or social media because there is “No Service” throughout most of the park. So for … More The Dietz Experience Yellowstone: Geysers, Hot Springs, and Bears!

We left from Glacier and had a beautiful, yet relatively uneventful drive from Northern Montana into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. We came into the park through the North Entrance. The Roosevelt Arch had some construction around it so we weren’t able to get there for a picture. But the north entrance leads you right … More Arrival at Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons.

Sunday we left Seattle and drove east (for the first time on this trip) across the state of Washington. The western portion was so green, evergreen trees everywhere. And then it seemed like all of a sudden it stopped. There was nothing around. We realized oh ok, so this is where are the wild fires … More Montana might be the best place on earth.