‘A RUNNER’ and ‘RUNNER’ Meet in Yellowstone Park

What are the odds that you would see a New York State license plate in Yellowstone National Park, pretty low? What are the odd that you would see two New York State license plates with the lettering ‘RUNNER’ in Yellowstone National Park, next to mothering. Well it happen to us as we leaving the Lake Yellowstone Hotel on our drive to Rapid City, SD to visit Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore.
As we pulled into the only gas station in the area, I notice about five motorcycles and their riders off to the side. I was about the get out of the car, and one of the riders came up to my window and said “follow me”. At first I was not sure what he was up to, but I followed him over to his motorcycle. He pointed for me to look at the license plate. There it was, a NY plate with the lettering ‘RUNNER’.
Bob Kraft was from Buffalo, NY and got the plate three months ago. Thirty years ago, when I applied for my plate ‘RUNNER’ it was taken so I got ‘A RUNNER’. As he headed south and me east, we had this photo moment.

2010 Cross Country Trip: June 8-30 and July 1-3

Our trip is going well and the driving has been very easy as the roads are empty and the only traffic we have hit was in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Road construction has always been in the east direction, so we have avoided delays there. Expect for some rain in New Orleans, we have had great clear weather, maybe a little hot at times, but at least bearable.

We enjoyed Richmond and toured some Civil War battle fields.

While it was very hot we did walk around old Charleston and found it charming. We also visited the oldest continuous plantation.

We also managed a few hours at Cape Kenney

Lynne loved touring the French Quarter in New Orleans,

and then we headed up to Vicksburg for some more Civil War history.

On our way to Santa Fee, we took a quick stop in Oklahoma City

Shopping in Santa Fee,

and Colorado Springs. We took the cog railway up Pikes Peak, but were a little disappointed with the view and the idea that the cog railway almost pulls into the gift summit house

but did get tosome other places

We stayed two nights in Zion Park and all I heard from Lynne was WOW WOW WOW.

I guess we are outdoor type people, because Lynne and I did not like Las Vegas very much. I had been there before, and knew what to expect. We did take in the Cirque du Soleil - Love The Beatles show and enjoyed it very much, but did not even play a slot machine. While in Las Vegas, we did visit a cousin who I had not seen since 1950.