Here we are at the pre-programmed pause point.  We knew when we left Colombia that I would need to spend a few days collecting our belongings in mid-Sept.  We considered heading south from Maine when we started but with Jody...

I've read about petrified wood but hadn't seen any.  Ditto for Scott.  When we saw a sign for a petrified wood garden just outside the Badlands, our thought was, "Eh, why not?!"  It was $12 for the both of the...

This is how our third and final day in Yellowstone started out:       As usual these days, we were slow in getting started on our third and final day in Yellowstone.  We had camped at a place about...