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Our Wanderful Life"Not all those who wander are lost" – J. R. R. Tolkien
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Our 2016 Recap

On January 1, 2017 by Jay McCormick

Following is a brief recap of our Epic 2016 adventures that included 111 nights in the RV covering over 10,000 miles visiting 13 states, 13 national parks and monuments, 7 state parks, a national park in Canada, and many other awesome places.

During the summer of 2016 we did our first Workamper job at Devils Tower KOA in Wyoming.

Luke:
• Yellowstone NP
• Yosemite NP
• Devils Tower NM
• Theodore Roosevelt NP
• Cody, WY
Ireland:
• Devils Tower NM
• Crater Lake NP
• Yosemite NP
• Yellowstone NP
• Cody, WY
Reim:
• Mesa Verde NP
• Crater Lake NP
• Devils Tower NM
• Yellowstone NP
• Theodore Roosevelt NP
Jay:
• Yosemite NP
• Yellowstone NP
• Glacier NP
• Devils Tower NM
• Crater Lake NP

A very honorable mention: Kings Canyon NP, White Sands NM and Leavenworth, Washington

Some of the coolest things we experienced…

  • Multiple bear sightings in Yellowstone
  • Our first time to see a bull moose in the wild
  • Visiting a WWII German POW camp in the middle of nowhere Nebraska
  • Workamping at Devils Tower KOA
  • Spending a week with family at Devils Tower
  • Ziplining in South Dakota
  • Riding our bikes (at night) to see a Theodore Roosevelt impersonator at the Devils Tower amphitheater
  • Seeing wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt NP
  • Watching Close Encounters at the Devils Tower KOA with Devils Tower in the background
  • The awe and beauty of Yosemite Valley
  • Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum
  • The kids first rodeo in Cody, WY
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