Hello to all, and Happy Spring! We said
we would start traveling on December 1st and we did until
now. Again we have seen some amazing things and we have met some
amazing people also. Oh yeah, and KatyDid got married!
Well, I think I will have to break up
this blog up in to multiple parts, since we have seen so much. So
here we go.
We started out by going to one of our
favorite places for Christmas, Branson, MO. We started by going to a
few shows. First the Dixie Stampede where to food is always great and
the action is even better. Second we went to the Sight and Sound
theater where the play the Miracle of Christmas was showing. If you
have not been to a Sight and Sound theater before, you should put it
on your bucket list now. Then of course we went to Silver Dollar City
where there are shows behind every door, and roller coasters to ride
between them. Silver Dollar City is an 1800's themed park with people
dressed in period dress and others preparing the most amazing food,
which fills the park with the smells of pure bliss. Did I forget to
mention that the park was called the most illuminated park on earth
by USA Today. It has over 12 million lights. We finished up our visit
by going to SIX and finally taking a dinner cruise on the Showboat
Branson Belle.
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| The family on deck of the Showboat |
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| Katlyn enjoying the beauty |
Then we were headed to Alabama and on
to South Carolina. We spent a few days there and then headed to
Nebraska for Christmas! Nothing really eventful happened during this
time, because we were visiting with family and friends.
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| Captain loves the Nebraska winter. |
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| So does the Subie |
Now the trip back to Colorado via
Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming simply because we had not been to
these states yet. So, we finally made it to Mt. Rushmore and the
Badlands of South Dakota. Absolutely Awesome! I am sure the Badlands
are nice in the Summer but in the winter with snow on them they were
Outstanding. The bighorn sheep and Barbary sheep were like pets
almost. We almost had both parks to ourselves also because not too
many people go to these places in the winter. I will stop this
section here and pick back up in January.
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| The Badands |
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| Only one state left |
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| Almost home but just for a short time. |
