The Yogi’s got back Sunday from a weekend road trip to Colorado. We went there mainly to see my lovely young niece Jillian get married to a very nice young man, Brian.
(More on these two in a later post.)
On our way out there Sweetie let me take time to find “Mingo.” It is the oldest active geocache in the world. Now I can die fulfilled. I have not brought peace to the world, but I found Mingo.
We also drove through some funky weather. We had rain, fog, mist and hail on the way out.
SuperPizzaBoy got some major video game play in during the trip. In fact, he got to where he was playing video games, listening to an audio book, and eating Fritos at the same time. Awesome.
Near where my sister and her husband live we saw longhorn cattle.
Of course we got to the wedding
And did some dancing to celebrate.
SPB had a great time.
Then we came home, 
We saw some oil wells in Kansas.
And some motorcycle riders on the Run For the Wall.
No, these folks aren’t welcoming the Yogi’s home. They are cheering the motorcycle riders on. We were cheering them also. They, and their “Road Guards” were causing havoc on I70 so we were glad to turn off. I like your cause guys, but you almost caused a bunch of accidents!!! Convoying can be dangerous even if you know what you are doing and you guys don’t.
Anyways as we got closer to Tulsa we came up on the back side of a series of storms that stretched clear across northeast Oklahoma and Arkansas.
We were glad to be home. Our prayers are with the people of Joplin, Missouri.
I’ll have more on the wedding later.
Beautiful pictures! So glad you all had a good trip! The reports out of Joplin are just breaking my heart today!
Glad you had a nice trip.
A great series of road trip shots. Thanks for sharing.
I agree, motorcycle convoys are a hazard. We see them on the roads occasionally.
Glad you didn’t get caught in the worst of the storms.
Looks like a nice wedding and a good trip for all.
Great tour!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Great trip, great photos, awesome sky there at the return home. Sorry about the motorcyclists….. My sister lives in Joplin. She is fine but many friends are not. Our thoughts go out to them.
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I love your sky pictures! These clouds are so strange… looming over the landscape.
I don’t realize how far you had to drive, distances are huge in the US!
Terrific captures of your trip and it does look as though all of your had a great time! The skies are beautiful and scary all at the same time! Glad you didn’t have to confront anything but distant clouds! Good to see you back! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Sylvia
I wondered how the weather was on your drive. I kinda think you lucked out.
You guys are great all over the country! What a beautiful wedding. SPB knows how to live for sure. I dig the whole multimedia-with-snacks experience in the car.
Storms….everywhere. My heart goes out.
Terrific shots.
Sydney – City and Suburbs
So sorry to hear about Joplin in the news.
Wonderful shots – love the last landscape series with that wonderful golden light.
I wondered where you were. You have been missed. It must be a personal triumph to get to add your name on good old number 1.
The wedding looked like a really nice affair. Fine looking young people, pretty wedding, fun party. The value of family cannot be under stated.
My family gathered in the little family church in Wagoner to see my new granddaughter baptized in the same Episcopal church where her father was baptized, where I was baptized, where my mother was baptised. In the church built in 1895 by mothers grandfather. That is 6 generations. Six.
What does it mean to a kid to have those kinds of roots? It is like all those old generations are standing around watching and one of them will tell all the others that you messed up by some kind of telepathy! Man, I gotta get outta this little town. Really tho, small towns are usually very nice.
Looks like a Great trip, except for the weather and motorbikes.
Yogi – How could you do a road trip to CO when I am in CA? You snuck into the state while I am away. Those were some nasty weather clouds. Glad you made it there and back safely. SPB is definitely trying to learn multi-tasking.
Great series, the travel described so wonderfully with shots.
Gee I get to see some stuff thanks to you 🙂
LOVED the sky, the photos are just wonderful.
Glad you are all home safe and happy ♥
Looks like a great trip. Loved the one of SPB multi tasking and congratulations to the happy couple. On a more serious note I was watching the news last night and my prayers are with Joplin also.
I seriously need to stowaway in your suitcases!
The wedding looked gorgeous…SPB looks like he had a fab time as well. Next wedding, I’m coming as his date!
Glad you had a great trip! & glad you didn’t hit any horrible storms to!
SPB is so cute, isn’t it amazing how the young can so easily multi-task?
Glad to hear you didn’t get in any of that awful weather. Looks like a fun weekend!
Congratulations to the newlyweds! Looks like an awesome trip finding Mingo and seeing the patriotic motorcyclists!
I just stumbled across your blog … looking around at blogs with photos. The pictures with the clouds are excellent. I really like those. It’s really hard to get clouds on film, but those are good shots. 🙂
Gorgeous pictures. Your niece made a beautiful bride.
SPB looks dashing. Where is that tie he loves so much?! LOL!
Glad you had a nice trip.
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