This last weekend Ray and I took the kids on a little vacation to Wyoming. 
We enjoyed some time in Rawlins visiting the Old Rawlins Museum, 
(There is a story about how young Indian boys to earn rank would have to dig a whole under ground and get an eagle to land, at what time he was supposed to grab the eagle by the leg, and pull feathers for his hair. If at this time he caused the eagle to bleed he would have to retreat, and wait a year for another try and becoming a man).
(This was my favorite part of the whole museum. Lots and lots of old cameras!)
(sadly the Old Rawlins Prison was not open to tourists) so we decided to explore some of the small towns in the area. The picture above, and below were in the town of Sinclair. 
Some of the small towns were blocked by snow closed roads that left us having to turn around in search of other towns we could explore.
We stopped in one old town and bought a couple of silly post cards that Ellie thought were pretty funny. 
(the picture above is of a cowboy on his horse in deep snow) (the picture below is of a redneck family cheering on a bear who is chasing a jogger) Ellie got quite a kick out of these two cards.
On our way home, we followed the Mormon Pioneer, Oregon, Pony Express and California Trail. We stopped and read many of the monuments that have been placed along the trail, and got some fun photos of a momma moose and her calf,
a golden eagle (who flew away from a nice hearty meal of antelope road kill as I tried to capture a picture) 
and lots and lots of Antelope.
The kids had fun hiking some of the old trails, and playing on rocks near the famous Slit Rock.
I wonder if the pioneer children were as excited to run up this dirt trail as mine were? :)
Jake liked hearing about the Pony express riders and their bravery as they traveled alone on horse to deliver mail from the West to the East and back again.
To me this picture below was breathtaking and heartbreaking at the same time to think of my ancestors trekking through this type of wilderness.
The kids had lots of fun hiking all over these big huge rocks. They were pretty brave and hiked up pretty high. I love this picture below with the sun in it!
Even Maddi had fun hiking around with the kids. (lol) 
Split Rock- the pioneers used this split rock as reference point as to how close they were to where they were going, and as confirmation that they were on the right path.
We enjoyed some time in Rawlins visiting the Old Rawlins Museum, (There is a story about how young Indian boys to earn rank would have to dig a whole under ground and get an eagle to land, at what time he was supposed to grab the eagle by the leg, and pull feathers for his hair. If at this time he caused the eagle to bleed he would have to retreat, and wait a year for another try and becoming a man).(This was my favorite part of the whole museum. Lots and lots of old cameras!)(sadly the Old Rawlins Prison was not open to tourists) so we decided to explore some of the small towns in the area. The picture above, and below were in the town of Sinclair. Some of the small towns were blocked by snow closed roads that left us having to turn around in search of other towns we could explore. We stopped in one old town and bought a couple of silly post cards that Ellie thought were pretty funny. (the picture above is of a cowboy on his horse in deep snow) (the picture below is of a redneck family cheering on a bear who is chasing a jogger) Ellie got quite a kick out of these two cards. On our way home, we followed the Mormon Pioneer, Oregon, Pony Express and California Trail. We stopped and read many of the monuments that have been placed along the trail, and got some fun photos of a momma moose and her calf, a golden eagle (who flew away from a nice hearty meal of antelope road kill as I tried to capture a picture) and lots and lots of Antelope. The kids had fun hiking some of the old trails, and playing on rocks near the famous Slit Rock.I wonder if the pioneer children were as excited to run up this dirt trail as mine were? :)Jake liked hearing about the Pony express riders and their bravery as they traveled alone on horse to deliver mail from the West to the East and back again.To me this picture below was breathtaking and heartbreaking at the same time to think of my ancestors trekking through this type of wilderness.The kids had lots of fun hiking all over these big huge rocks. They were pretty brave and hiked up pretty high. I love this picture below with the sun in it!Even Maddi had fun hiking around with the kids. (lol) Split Rock- the pioneers used this split rock as reference point as to how close they were to where they were going, and as confirmation that they were on the right path.On our way home we drove past Bear Lake, and decided that it will be a must trip this summer. the water looks so vibrant blue, and the waves hitting the beach sounded so peaceful. We had lots of fun on our vacation, and are excited for our next journey. The kids are excited cause their grandpa will be coming up to stay with us we hope in June, and we want to take him on an adventure with us while he is here.
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