Day 25 - Devils Tower in Wyoming

 Papa and Nana celebrated their 42nd Anniversary. We enjoyed sitting down for a big breakfast after spending the last few days camping and eating cold food out of the car.

 This was a very interesting marker that was made with petrified wood.

 Papa has always wanted to see the Devils Tower so we headed that way. The Indians called this the "Rock Tree". The drive to the Tower was very beautiful and we saw lots of prairie dogs. They are so cute. The park said to not feed or try to touch them. The prairie dogs have fleas that carry fatal diseases. They are known to bite humans and their homes can also be a habitat for rattle snakes.

 Nana with her "Don`t Feed the Prairie Dogs" bag. In the visitor center, we saw alot of climber info and supplies (portable toilets). I do not think that I will be climbing that huge rock! 

We met a very nice lady from Arizona that took our photo. She has been on vacation for two and a half months and plans to see all fifty states (she has 20 states to go). She has already visited Washington state.

 After leaving the Devils Tower Park, we headed towards Montana. We saw this open field that was full of antelope. When we pulled over to take pictures of them, they just sat there and stared at us. It is so fun to see all God`s creatures in their natural habitat.

Day 25- Broadus, Montana on Highway 212

Psalms 91:4 (New Living Translation)
He will cover us with His feathers. He will shelter us with His wings. His faithful promises are our armor and protection.

We were heading westbound on US Highway 212 in the small city of Broadus, Montana, when in front us we witnessed a terrible motorcycle accident. The motorcycle had been in front us and heading in the same direction. Then a red car pulled out from a side street and crashed right into the motorcyclist. I saw the red car hit the motorcycle and then the motorcycle & motorcyclist flipped into the air. We feel God was really looking after us because we could of really been the ones in that collision. As we pulled over to the side of the road, Nana went over to the motorcyclist as I called 911. Nana held his hand and talked to him until his friend came to the scene. A few minutes later the police and medics came. We went back to our car, held hands, and prayed (we prayed for the motorcyclist and the very young man that hit him). The police officer asked us to stay and give our statement to the Highway Patrol Officer (we waited about 2 hours). We want to thank God for keeping us safe and we pray for the salvation of those involved. The motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital with several injuries (one of his legs was badly hurt). He was not wearing a helmet but as far as we know, his head was not hurt. The driver of the car and his passenger was not hurt. We ask that all of our family and friends keep these people in their prayers.

Day 24- Mt. Rushmore

I have to say after 24 days of blogging that I am sick of blogging!! I am tired of loading pictures and the computer freezing up on me. And even while I am typing this, the computer is moving at a slugs pace and occasionally I am getting kicked off the internet. These are the times that you want to fold up the laptop and use it as a frisbee. On a happier note, we had a beautiful day in Custer State Park and the Mt Rushmore area. God opened up the blue skies and brought out His sunshine. We are amazed of all His wonderful Creation all around us.