the last 5 days

My iphone went haywire on Wednesday so I was unable to post. After leaving Leeper on Tuesday we made it late to the middle of Illinois and camped at a KOA. It started raining during the night so evryrhing was soaked so we packed up quick in the morning and headed for Sioux City. Wednesday, it kept raining hard all thru Iowa until just before Sioux City. Thanks to info we got from Olive ( Helen's siater) we were able to locate the cemetary where my Grandfather and Grandmother Swift are buried, the Logan Park Cemetary, section 5 lot 1, There is a whole family section there, the whole cemetary seemed very organized.
After leaving Sioux City we headed up I29 to I90 and acros South Dakota. All our camping gear was soaked so we found a hotel in Wall SD. We took the mattress and put it in the tub, and hung the tent from the shower curtain rod, turned the fan on and closed the door. the sleeping bag we hung on a short wall in the room. Thursday morning everything was dry so we packed up and took off. Before leaving Wall we stopped at the Wall Drug, a big tourist stop that has all sorts of stuff, I bought a walking stick with a wolf carved in it and we enjoyed a great fresh donut. We drove on to Mt.Rushmore. It is quite something to experience that up close. It was quite a monumental undertaking to carve the presidents out of the granite. We then made it to Greybull that night at the KOA. Friday morning, knowing we had a big drive to Logan, we left quick and had a great breakfast at Cody WY. Driving thru Yellowstone saw lots of bison, two had stopped traffic both ways on Fishing Bridge (where no fishing is allowed). Lots of construction slowed us down thru Teton NP but we made it to Bear Lake about 5pm, set up camp at the KOA and then drove in to Logan to meet Laura and Dan. Returned to Bear Lake after a dinner (great talipia at Angies Diner in Logan) and Saturday morning competed in the Bear Lake triathlon. The race could have been a bit better organized but the course was great and it felt good to be out of the car finally. after the race we visited with Dan's family at their cabin in Logan canyon. We drove to SaltLake, Scott and the kids met us at Grandma Lyon's and Elaines house.
Sunday morning went for a run to Sugarhouse Park, felt great. Carla and I went to the Mt. Olivet cemetary where my mom and herparents are buried. Very peaceful with two small dear grazing in the next secttion over. Attended church and am now typing this blog, putting off the inevitable journey back to Las Vegas.
On the road again...by the time I get to (Vegas)...viva...