Summer vacation  is almost over, and after driving over 5000 miles over the past three weeks, I can use the rest. 

Polly, myself, Sky, Marcus, and my mom left on June 27. We traveled through six states, spending time in the Grand Tetons  and Yellowstone National Park before reaching  Polly's parents' lake house on Little Birch Lake in Hackensack, MN (population 230).  On July 6, we drove my mom to the St Paul Airport, and picked up Sky's girlfriend, Joa. We returned to Hackensack, where we relaxed until  July 11, making a mad, three day dash home. Even so, we were able to spend a day in Yellowstone again (our favorite place).

I was able to take quite a few photos, though, using an Olympus C-2100 digital camera. Here are a few of the photos I especially liked:

Jackson, WY and Grand Teton NP	Yellowstone, on our way to Minnesota	The lake "cabin" (it currently sleeps 17)	On July 3, Jean's Sister-In-Law, Sonja Funk and her family came visiting
July 4th is a big day in Hackensack	Loons, Mergansers, Herons and Squirrels	Sunset photos from Mud Bay, adjacent to Little Birch	A Paddleboat trip along the peninsula between Little Birch and Mud Bay
Swimming in Little Birch Lake	A visit with Polly's Uncle Jim and Aunt Kit Gryc	Lake Vermillion, just this side of Canada, where George owns lakeshore lots	Bear Tooth Pass, northeast gateway into Yellowstone
	Stopping in Yellowstone on our way home