Best Shots — Quick View ~ Jun 5 to Aug 14, 2009

Best of the Best Shots from Tour of Natl. Parks, Canadian Rockies, Alaska
Cody, WY: we camped in Cody, WY, where we saw this antique Airstream and Chevy truck rig.
As Lewis and Clark rounded the bend in the Missouri River, the gap between two cliffs revealed its self. They called it Gates of the Mountains.
Mountains in the Bad Lands, South Dakota.
The Corn Palace is an "internationally famous" tourist stop in Mitchell, S.D.
Motorcycle in museum, Stugis, South Dakota - location of a huge, annual motorcycle rally.
Mt. Rushmore viewed from the vantage point of a tunnel on nearby Needles Hwy.
Prison constructed by inmates during the depression. The warden made sure the building was strong and escape proof. (Image from the web). Deer Lake, Montana (image from web)
A view, looking east, from Yellowstone lodge. Yellowstone deserves two images in the Best of the Best.
Old Faithful — Yellowstone Natl. Park, WY.
Snow melt creates a water fall in Glacier National Park
View of Grand Tetons, Lake Jackson, WY.
A bucking bronco throws a rider at the Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada.
Lake Louise - The iconic, scenic view in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Idol in Buddhist temple, Richmond, BC, on the outskirts of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
A train passes over itself at the spiral tunnels west, across the Continental Divide, from Banff. The train, above, is passing over part of it appearing below after having descended on the spiral inside of the mountain.
Downtown Wrangell, SE AK.
A view from a ferry dock in SE AK.
Eagle, Tongas Natl. Forest
Bear catching a salmon for lunch — Tongas Natl. Forest, AK
Just hanging out after a satisfying lunch - Tongas Natl. Forest, AK.