Old Photos - Road Trip West to the Youth Gathering: 1961
The summer after my mom returned from serving as a missionary and before she left for college, there was a big gathering of youth from the Church of the Bretheren out west. My grandparents took the opportunity to take my mom and aunt Ann on a road trip and see some great American sights.
This one should be familiar:
Yellowstone Park was also on the agenda:
I've always been fascinated by these pools:
The Badlands were also on the agenda:
Farmers could not afford to spend a week or more living in hotels. They camped along the way.
This nice family from Indiana also had the same idea. Yes, in those days a family of seven could share the space of a pickup camper and be happy about it:
Did I say this was a big gathering? How do you get all those people to stand in such orderly lines?
...and they gathered:
This one should be familiar:
Yellowstone Park was also on the agenda:
I've always been fascinated by these pools:
The Badlands were also on the agenda:
Farmers could not afford to spend a week or more living in hotels. They camped along the way.
This nice family from Indiana also had the same idea. Yes, in those days a family of seven could share the space of a pickup camper and be happy about it:
Did I say this was a big gathering? How do you get all those people to stand in such orderly lines?
...and they gathered:
Labels: American, Badlands, Mount Rushmore, old photos, Road Trip, Yellowstone Park, youth gathering
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