After the rodent rampage that precipitated our departure from Vedauwoo it is safe to say that spirits were low-ish... Also, when preparing a nice meal, on our last night, a car filled with Wyoming ne-er do wells sped by in a maroon Beretta, spewing epithets- most of which pertained to various bodily orifices...Also, on our last climb (which didn't go well) Stefanie's phone gave up the ghost- or at least the screen did, courtesy of a large gash to the front panel. I forgot to mention that in the preceding entry, so that may explain spotty communication on our end... So [View Full Entry]

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Hello to everyone whose taken the time to "track" The Sadowski-Sherffius-Salinas' Back To Nature Vacation! The Sherffius' and Salinas' separated from The Sadowski's on Day 4. The Sadowski's were so amazed by Yellowstone and all it had to offer, that they headed back up north (from the "Ranch") to view Old Faithful. While the Sherffius' - Salinas' headed down south to The Grand Tetons. Sherffius-Salinas - It's absolutely breath-taking to see the Teton Mountains reflecting off of Jenny Lake! We tried to capture the beauty of the mountains (please see pictures) however, seeing them in [View Full Entry]

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Hello to all...... Day 5 and we are starting to get a little crazy! What can be said for all this togetherness??? At times there's been moments when sisters and brother have started to argue like ages before... Dad! He's looking at me! Dad she's poking me! Dad, dad, dad! Speaking of dad, for those of you who know him, "Yes" he's been a handful on this vacation, bad knee and all. One thing we've discovered as the classic children's book titled, "Where the wild things are", its very much true they are found in the forest, in the mountains, in [View Full Entry]

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USA National Parks 05-07-'08 to 18-07-'08 The following facts and figures are from our tour guide. Fort Laramie As we moved North into Wyoming we saw increasing number of oil wells pumping away in the farmers' fields. Wyoming also has large coal deposits and supplies 6 states with coal in trains up to a mile long. One member of our group counted the 7 engines and 136 wagons in one train, although it may not have been a coal train. Wyoming was the first in the world to give women the vote and the first US state to have a woman [View Full Entry]

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Hello to all! I was thinking about this blog and what I have written so far and I just can't believe that I forgot to mention how bad the mosquitos were! I seriously would walk out of the cabin and immediantly get bit! It was unreal. I guess one of the tour guides mentioned how this was the worst year ever for them! Wouldn't that figure that it would be the year that we vacation there! Well, here are some more pictures to enjoy and I will blog more later.......I know you can hardly wait for my blogs! LOL! [View Full Entry]

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Hello?? Can you hear me now?? Now?? Good! To all who has wondered about our whereabouts. We arrived at Moran Junction on Sunday. AKA "the dead zone" Needless to say when Maria planned the "Back to nature tour 2008", her idea of back to nature was obviously different then what "The Flagg Ranch" provided! More on that later....... Speaking of nature, Tim found his inner calling, somewhere around Rawlings, Wy. Bernie put is best when he named Tim, "The bird whisperer'. See picture.........have bread, birds will come! After being on the road for over 9 hours, we arrived at our rust [View Full Entry]

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Happy Birthday Bernie! We partied until the wee hours of the morning! We shopped at the local Safeway and spared no expense and purchased the finest chocolate cake out of the bunker, but oops, we forgot to pick up plates. However cake does taste the same when it's community.....1 fork and passed around! YUMMY! [View Full Entry]

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Hello to all from the Flagg Ranch! Doesn't this Lodge look so angelic? Wait until nightfall............more about that later. First let's talk Yellowstone. All that we can say is it"s "Awesome"! Especially Old Faithful. The sights were unbelievable, but the AROMA was nothing to write home about! LOL Seriously, the smell was so bad at Dragon's Mouth, it caused confusion and in our "getaway" from the stench, the Sadowski's lost the Sherffius', for the rest of the day! Since we had no cell service...we REALLY lost each other for the rest of the day! Oh well, The Sadowski's went on t [View Full Entry]

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July 31st My first day as a senior! Things went alright. I had lots and lots to learn. It took me forever to do this thing called a bucket check so I got out a little late. I was exhausted so I went to sleep like a boring person! August 1st I had the late shift againnnnnnn. But I love late shifts so that is alright with me. There was a Halloween party at the pub but I did not go. One because it was Halloween but also because I had the early shift the next day. I am soooo [View Full Entry]

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The wind has been crazy today. It is always bad but it appears to be exceptional today. It drives me crazy! After we woke up this morning we met Amanda and Zac (Lindsay's friends) for lunch and Lindsay went to work. I drove out to West Yellowstone to update this and made a few stops along the way. Afterwards I'll head back to Old Faithful and try to prepare for my first day as a Senior Assistant! [View Full Entry]

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