2016 Summer Road Trip: Part 6

Summer Road Trip: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

Once in Minnesota we had to decide on the route home. Because of family, we are quite familiar with the route between Oregon and Minnesota. But the thrill of the road won out, and our desire to get as much use out of national park pass as possible :) So it was back to scenic route for us.

▼ A quick stop in Pipestone, Minnesota, where the Native Americans quarry for a special stone from which to make their pipes (Pipestone therefor being a very good name). It was a very scenic little spot to explore.

▼ Next stop Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which was a surprisingly fun and hip town to visit.

▼ Then it's into the scenic wilderness, first stop the Badlands, South Dakota.

▼ I've been to the Badlands before, but not in the spring.
It was so beautiful to see even this barren place covered in green and wildflowers.

▼ Next stop, Yellowstone!

If there's a wilderness more fun to explore than Yellowstone, I'd be surprised.
So many bubbling, possibly stinky, pools to take a look at.

▼ And then a drive through Grand Tetons National Park.

▼ Apparently Jordan's favorite stop of the whole trip,
was a surprise we came across when driving through Idaho,
the wold's first nuclear power plant.

▼ And our last stop of the trip was Craters of the Moon National Monument,
which did look like the moon, and was very cold.

▼ The lava fields were covered in tiny, beautiful flowers.

▼ And with that, we finally made it full circle!

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Hi There! I’m Marisa Lerin and you’ll see me around at DigitalScrapbook.com a lot. I started this site in 2010 soon after I discovered a new love in digital scrapbooking. DigitalScrapbook.com has gone through some significant changes since that time and it’s grown into this lovely community site you are seeing now. I am daily surprised by the turn of life’s events that has led me down this path. If you're new to the site, welcome! Here are a few tidbits about me that I hope will help you get to know me better!

I’m originally from Minnesota, USA, but spent a good chunk of my childhood living abroad (in Bolivia and Hong Kong). I returned to Minnesota to attend university, got married and then moved overseas again (Korea, then Jordan and 1 year of traveling). My designs are heavily influenced by these many nomadic years. I am currently back in the USA, now living in the great state of Oregon!

I have no official training for what I’m doing, since I decided very wisely (haha) to study physics in university. I am always learning new things about digital scrapbooking, and this community has been immensely helpful for that!

If I manage to stop digital scrapbooking you will probably find me watching TV, reading or baking. I also enjoy writing for the blog here at DigitalScrapbook.com where I talk about whatever happens to be catching my fancy at the moment.