What I did on my summer vacation

"Go West, young man" -Horace Greeley

So you go on summer vacation and you take a million photos right? And yes, most of them never see the light of day.

Here are a few more gratuitous shots from the Weather Lab's fabulous journey out west two weeks ago. At the risk of sounding like Uncle Paul's slide show, I hope you'll enjoy some of these pics.

A big thanks to Stacey,Tim, Rick & Lynette at "The Ranch" near Recluse, Wyoming.

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If you ever get the chance to get out west to The Black Hills, The Big Horns, Yellowstone, the Tetons and greater Wyoming I hope you'll do it. It's definitely worth the trip!

PH

Classic Mt. Rushmore

All photos by Paul Huttner - MPR News

The crowd awaits the show at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful springs to life

Swimming in the Firehole River

High atop Mount Washburn

Steamboat Geyser in the Norris Geyser basin

Rodeo Days in Buffalo, Wyoming

Navigaitng Ten Sleep Creek in the Bighorn Mountains

Colorful pools at West Thumb Geyser basin in Yellwostone

Home sweet home: Cozy cabin at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel

Weather station atop 10,000+ foot Mt. Wahsburn

The Tetons

The Grand Teton towers over pitcuresque Jenny Lake

Elk antler arch in Jackson, Wyoming

Wyoming ranch view near Recluse in northeast Wyoming

Amber & Lynette with Pinto Scout & Arthur

Rick & Lynette explain ranch life to us city slickers

Luke & doggy happy on patrol

PH