Minnesota to Washington

We had spent the last month or so in Minnesota with a close friend who had recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Our car was in Minnesota; my wife and daughter opted to fly back to Seattle.

So … what to do but take one for the team and road-trip home?

Minnesota to Washington Day 1: To Redfield, South Dakota 6 May 2009

So the plan was to follow US Highway 212 as far west as I could. On this first day, this led me through the sweeping plains of western Minnesota and eventually to the sleepy town of Redfield, South Dakota.
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Minnesota to Washington Day 2: To Red Lodge, Montana 7 May 2009

On this day, I trekked west across the rolling hills of South Dakota, Montana, and a small sliver of Wyoming.
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Minnesota to Washington Day 3: To Yellowstone 8 May 2009

The idea was to drive from Red Lodge to West Yellowstone. Mission accomplished, but maybe not quite the way that was originally planned.
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Minnesota to Washington Day 4: A Yellowstone Traffic Jam 9 May 2009

Today I went back into Yellowstone where I got stalled for a bit by a herd of bison in the road.
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