What an amazing experience and an immense privilege to have experienced the geography, the wildlife, the people, and simply just two months to get to know each other that much better.

Who knows if we will get two full months of such quality time again, for most it’s a rare luxury.

Well.  How to summarise 7000 miles, East to West, Alpine through Desert, Mountain and Lake, City and Parks?  We discussed this one at length….there wasn’t complete consensus between four very different personalities, but here is our best effort:

Most Awe Inspiring Destinations

1. Yellowstone National Park
2. Canadian Rockies
3. Glacier National Park
4. Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons

Best Adventures

1. Waterpark adrenalin
2. Trail Riding in Backcountry Montana
3. Whitewater Rafting on the Yellowstone River
4. Rope Climbs and Bungy

Most Novel Experiences

1. Digging for Dinosaurs in Thermopolis
2. Jackson Hole Rodeo
3. Seaplane Flight over Moosehead Lake
4. Surrounded by Buffalo in Custer State Park

Lump in the Throat Moments

1. Mount Rushmore
2. Badlands National Park
3. #21 and #42 Wolf Love Story
4. Leaving New York City

Coolest Driving

1. Maine backroads
2. Wyoming and Montana wilderness
3. Canadian Rockies (Trans Canada Highway)
4. The Prairie (I-90)

Wildest Wildlife

1. Buffalo
2. Moose
3. Bears
4. Prairie Dogs

Things We Learned

1. Lewis and Clarke Expedition
2. Lots of Geology
3. All kinds of Junior Ranger stuff
4. Dinosaurs

 Just Plain Fun

1. Birthday around the firepit in Maine
2. Dressing up in 1880 Town, South Dakota
3. Millennium Park, Chicago
4. Swimming