Westward Journey 2 A photographic journey of a family road trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National parks and back again. Day 1 Schoepfle Garden, Birmingham OH Thomas Edison birthplace, Milan OH Indiana Dunes National Park Day 2 Illinois Capital Building and home of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield IL Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis MO Harry Truman home, Independence MO Dinner on the Missouri River at LaBenite Park, Sugar Creek MO Day 3 Buffalo Bill Ranch State Park, North Platte Nebraska Golden Spike Tower, North Platte Nebraska Vedauwoo, Buford WY Day 4 Sinks Canyon State Park, Lander WY We arrive at Grand Teton National Park! Day 5 Crossing Jenny Lake and hiking to Hidden Falls, Inspiration Point, and Cascade Canyon Kayaking on Jackson Lake Day 6 National Museum of Wildlife Art Lunch stop in Jackson Hole Float trip down the Snake River Day 7 Sunrise at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park View from atop Signal Mountain, Grand Teton National Park Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park Snake River Overlook, Grand Teton National Park Day 8 More kayaking on Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park Hiking, swimming, kayaking, and picnicking at String and Leigh Lakes, Grand Teton National Park Day 9 We enter Yellowstone National Park and visit Moose and Lewis Falls Checking out Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park Fairy Falls hike, Yellowstone National Park Terrace Spring, a special thermal feature from our 2015 trip. Arriving in Mammoth for the night. Day 10 Rafting on the Yellowstone river! Roosevelt Arch Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Upper Yellowstone Falls, and Lower Yellowstone Falls Sunset in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park Day 11 Bison and Osprey as we leave Yellowstone Beartooth Highway Our first look at Devil’s Tower National Monument Day 12 Devil’s Tower National Monument Quick drive through Deadwood Belle Fourche South Dakota, the geographic center of the nation. Arriving in North Dakota through the storm Arrival in Medora, ND and putting Jamestown NY on the map! Day 13 Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers Theodore Roosevelt National Park-North Unit Day 14 A lot of driving across North Dakota and Minnesota, making stops along the way. Day 15 Duluth Minnesota Potato River Falls, Gurney Wisconsin Porcupine Mountains State Park, Ontonagon Michigan Day 16 Kayaking Pictured Rocks Lakeshore Munising Falls, Michigan A glimpse of Lake Michigan A tower with nostalgic value. Our first glimpse of Lake Huron Day 17 Ice Cream and mini golf in Bay City Michigan We touch Lake Huron! A milestone and an ending.