A.S.S.A.T Conquers the Marion Lake Pass 10,000 FT+

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Walt

Gooooooooooood Morning Campers!

Welcome home to Pure Michigan............

AEWE11 has landed at the BACC

AEWE BUS ESTIMATED ARRIVAL UPDATE

Now we have a quartet....

Taking requests......

Jacob Covert's American Idol warm up

Jacob helping us pass the time....

Groups 5 & 6 Sharon, Ron, Amanda & Clint

Up the South Fork of Cascade Canyon

Almost cleared IOWA!

Whew that's another long state....

Groups 3 & 8 Paint Brush Canyon Seth & Shari, Ray & Margo Leaders

Mr. Scheetz drools!!!

AEWE Wannabe Cowboy @ the Cody Rodeo

Rolling down the road....

Looking forward to our own beds tonight. Another perfect night for sleeping in a tent. We have been so very fortunate with weather during the trip.

Safe phone charging at the Grand Island KOA

Pulling in to Grand Island, Nebraska KOA for the night! Coldwater, Michigan tomorrow night.

Blaze Watson says "Nebraska is AWESOME"

AEWE booted out of Wyoming and decide to check out 454 miles of exciting Nebraska!

Meet the A.S.S.A.T.

Meet the AEWE Super Snow Ascent Team

Coldwater Bound......................

On the road since 7 AM MST, we're headed to Laramie, Wyoming on I-80 nearing Elk Mtn. Ultimately Grand Island, Nebraska for some needed sleep

Shhhhhhhh

I think we finally wore them out.Plugging away toward home...the bus is strangely quiet.....Shhhhh.....

Headed home!

We were all packed up and on the road by 9am Michigan time.  We are enjoying the beautiful morning mountain views as we drive out.

Pizza is extra good just out of the trail!

All out and safe!

We are all safely on our way back to Coulter Bay campground! Amazing, awesome!

Water break!

Ice cold mountain water.....nothing better

Life is good

About to enter the canyon....no service soon

Granite Canyon teams out alive @ 11:30 MST

GC 7 takes Granite Canyon by storm

Heading to the trail heads......

The kids are super excited....lots of energy here!

On the trail.....perfect day!

Happy hikers!

Earls out

And they're off

Teton Morning!

Here is a view from the boat launch at the campsite we stayed. Heading out for our Backcountry adventure! Remember....we will not be able to post from back there!

Teton time. Headed to the trails!

All set up in Coulter Bay Campground

We spent the evening preparing for a 9am departure into the Backcountry tomorrow morning. We met with rangers and we feel good about our trails. Posting will be minimal if any at all until we get out on Monday afternoon.

Whew....

Long beautiful day in Yellowstone. Leaving now to head to our campsite in the Tetons. Backcountry tomorrow! Woot woot!

Old Faithful....

She didn't let us down. Thank you to Walt for your enthusiasm!

Grand Prismatic hot spring.....

The ground is boiling!

This is our view

Wow...just wow

Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park

Having a blast....

Outdoor Breakfast in Cody!

Free pancakes in Cody!  You gotta love it. Off to see the sights of Yellowstone soon.

Good morning Campers

Packing up after a great night at the Cody rodeo. Yellowstone today.

RODEO! Yeeee-haw!

Real mountains....real cowboys and cowgirls......

Approaching Cody, Wyoming.

Glorious views! The kids are being amazing. Looking forward to getting off the bus to be sure.

Cody, WY Here We Come

Getting ready for the rodeo.

Mount Rushmore

Beautiful blue sky at Mount Rushmore!

Mount Rushmore!

"Anything for the kids"  -Bill Earl