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Hotel number 3 was cleanest. We stayed there a long time and watched TV. I ate pizza. Until we came back on Sunday and you and we watched TV on Sunday.

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I just wanted to get to Thermopolis because the name was cool. But the place was cool, too. There was the biggest tunnel of all.

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We drove through a very big canyon. There was a smoking RV because they used their brakes too much. They were slow and we had to follow them a long time. It was fun to follow that one. It was stinky.

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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming 110, Devils Tower, WY, USA

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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming 110, Devils Tower, WY, USA

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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming 110, Devils Tower, WY, USA

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We drove on more roller coaster roads to see Devil's Tower. It is a big rock. It looks like bears scratched it.

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Hotel number 2 we used wipes to clean the remote so we did not break it. But it needed to dry. I was grumpy.

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota 244, Keystone, SD, USA

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota 244, Keystone, SD, USA

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota 244, Keystone, SD, USA

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We FINALLY made it to Mount Rushmore to see the presidents. It was cool. There were too many people. We hurried away.

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Iron Mountain Road, U.S. 16A, Keystone, SD, USA

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Iron Mountain Road, U.S. 16A, Keystone, SD, USA

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Iron Mountain Road, U.S. 16A, Keystone, SD, USA

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This is a very fun road. It has pigtails where you go over and and under the bridge in a loop. It also had lots of fun tunnels and hills like roller coasters.

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Iron Mountain Road, U.S. 16A, Keystone, SD, USA

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Iron Mountain Road, U.S. 16A, Keystone, SD, USA

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Iron Mountain Road, U.S. 16A, Keystone, SD, USA

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You can see Mount Rushmore through the tunnel in this picture.

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Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road, Wildlife Loop Road, Custer, SD, USA

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Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road, Wildlife Loop Road, Custer, SD, USA

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Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road, Wildlife Loop Road, Custer, SD, USA

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Mom thought we might see cool animals on the wildlife loop. Mostly we didn't. But at the end, we saw donkeys (Hee haw!) and pranghorn who ran in the road. At the very end we saw a lot of buffalo in a campsite. Stanley liked the donkeys best. People were feeding them carrots. I wish we brought carrots for them.

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Needles Highway Scenic Overlook, South Dakota 87, Custer, SD, USA

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Needles Highway Scenic Overlook, South Dakota 87, Custer, SD, USA

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Needles Highway Scenic Overlook, South Dakota 87, Custer, SD, USA

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We went for a drive on Needles Highway in Custer State Park. There were tunnels where only one car could fit. Well, the truck pulled his mirrors in so his mirrors won't get scratched. The road was very windy. It was fun.

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Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

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Douglas Wyoming is Jackalope city. We did not wear our masks because we were all alone here. Except for Stanley.

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We had to wear our masks.

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We accidentally found a train museum. There were too small spaces in the trains. They were just right for me and not mom. And they weren't right for Catboy either.

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Hotel number one was in Casper. We broke the remote. Let's not do that again.

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Independence Rock State Historic Site, Wyoming 220, Alcova, WY, USA

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Independence Rock State Historic Site, Wyoming 220, Alcova, WY, USA

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Independence Rock State Historic Site, Wyoming 220, Alcova, WY, USA

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Stanley went on a road trip with our family. We visited Martin's Cove, Devil's Gate and Independence Rock where people wrote their names in the rock 100 years ago. It was very windy. It was so windy, Stanley would fly away. So he didn't get out of the car.

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It was super fun spotting dinosaur footprints and statues in Moab, Utah. And the Arches are amazing. We didn't get any pictures here because there were too many people, but Stanley sure loved the red rocks.

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Stanley celebrated the 4th of July at home with us in Utah. All the celebrations were cancelled, but we did some fireworks at home.

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Stanley joined the Hoopes family for our family reunion at Mesa Verde National Park

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Flat Stanley and a family reunion in Cortez, CO

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Flat Stanley's visiting one of our favorite friends in Vermont!

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Stanley was having a bit too much fun to remember to get into the picture at the Mammoth site in Hot Springs, SD. It was really cool to see the dig site here!

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Stanley did some sightseeing and shopping outside of Yellowstone. He and Granny and Papa picked out a sweater for Patrick and Stanley.

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Granny was excited to get to the forest.

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Stanley saw where Granny and Papa got married.

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Stanley started his trip with Granny and Papa.

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Yellowstone National Park, United States

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Yellowstone National Park, United States

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Yellowstone National Park, United States

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Papa and Granny decided to take Flat Stanley on an adventure to Yellowstone Park.

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Stanley took a trip to Barr Lake to play in the canoe!

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Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota 244, Keystone, SD, USA

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Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota 244, Keystone, SD, USA

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Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota 244, Keystone, SD, USA

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Flat Stanley took a virtual trip with our friends the Martins to visit Mt. Rushmore. He's so excited to go back to one of his favorite places.. given that he IS responsible for holding Abraham Lincoln together

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZvCI0GeeZzdrr9X05vFXNf0CfL2SZOQ_tN8Vyky1ULk/edit?usp=drivesdk

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Sunday was a fun day for Stanley!  First, he visited Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado. 


In 1937, dinosaur tracks were discovered on the east side of Dinosaur Ridge. They found animals that lived 150 million years ago in the late Jurassic period also known as the "Age of Giants." 




In 1877, scientists dug up fossils of Stegosaurus and the Apotosaurus. 



 Stanley was only a little scared of these HUGE dinosaur skeletons. 

Stanley learned so much about dinosaurs at Dinosaur Ridge. It was a very exciting adventure. During a global pandemic, even the dinosaurs are required to wear a mask.
Stanley had a great time digging for fossils and learning about dinosaurs but it was time to move on to his next big adventure. He did send you something very cool from his trip to Dinosaur Ridge. He hopes that you really like it!

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Dinosaur Ridge Adventure

Sunday was a fun day for Stanley!  First, he visited Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado.

In 1937, dinosaur tracks were discovered on the east side of Dinosaur Ridge. They found animals that lived 150 million years ago in the late Jurassic period also known as the "Age of Giants."

In 1877, scientists dug up fossils of Stegosaurus and the Apotosaurus.

Stanley was only a little scared of these HUGE dinosaur skeletons.

Stanley learned so much about dinosaurs at Dinosaur Ridge. It was a very exciting adventure. During a global pandemic, even the dinosaurs are required to wear a mask.

Stanley had a great time digging for fossils and learning about dinosaurs but it was time to move on to his next big adventure. He did send you something very cool from his trip to Dinosaur Ridge. He hopes that you really like it!

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Stanley's race video:
https://youtu.be/tM2zL1pc06E

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Colorado National Speedway
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1REmKFFpUQ1ilfqWX2QFgUtHYgmJRR-ra4qGV7w6Y1wk/edit?usp=drivesdk

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1REmKFFpUQ1ilfqWX2QFgUtHYgmJRR-ra4qGV7w6Y1wk/edit?usp=drivesdk

Today Stanley was invited to come to the Colorado National Speedway in Dacona, Colorado.

Stanley met his first new friend, Brian Laurence. Brian is the general manager of the entire race track!  That is a very important job! Brian is so important that he even has his own golf cart to drive around in. We hopped in and he took Stanley into the pit to see all the cars and meet all the drivers! He is such a great guy! It's no wonder they put him in charge!

PIT TIME!!!

Today was a very important practice session. These sessions give the racers time to practice their amazing driving skills and make sure their race cars are in tip-top shape. They begin racing next week! They have to be ready to go if they want to win and they ALL want to win.

Stanley is VERY good at making friends! Let's meet them!

Now it's time to check out the car engines!

Some of Stanley's new race car driver friends even let him check out the inside of their awesome race cars. There are so many buttons, lights and switches in each car AND they can even take their steering wheels on and off whenever they want to. Stanley was worried they would take their steering  wheel off while they were racing. They NEVER do that!

Then… Stanley's race day got even better! He was invited into the race tower to help wave the race flags! The flags are super important. They wave a green flag for GO. They wave a yellow flag for CAUTION. Then they wave the best flag: the black and white checkered flag! This flag is the best one of all. They only wave this flag for the winner of each race. They let Stanley wave the flag for today's race winner.

Watching the races from the tower was really exciting for Stanley. The race cars are really loud and super fast!

Then when Stanley thought his day could not get any better, he was invited to ride along with a racecar driver during a practice race.

There he goes! Here he comes!

Stanley won the race! Yahhhhhh!!! 🏁

It was the most incredible day!

All of Stanley's new friends really want to meet you, Patrick. They had a message for you.

They said as soon as you are able to come to Colorado for a visit, they want you to come to the races!

They also sent some very cool stuff home with Stanley to give to you! Stanley wants it to be a surprise so there aren't any pictures but he will ship them to you as soon as he makes it to the post office. Stanley really wishes you were here but being safe and staying at home is so important!

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Stanley had a great time today in Denver today! He got to meet Officer Lind from the Thornton police department.

After that Stanley visited the Thornton fire department station #5 where he met Lieutenant Harry. Stanley got to see all the fire engines and he even got to take a ride in the back of the ambulance!

After Stanley left the fire department he made even more friends! Dan took him for a motorcycle ride. It was just around the parking lot because Stanley doesn't have a motorcycle helmet. But he LOVED it!

Stanley wasn't finished yet! The next friend he made was Mike. Mike let Stanley check out his awesome dune buggy. He even got to sit inside and check out all the fun stuff!

After all the excitement, Stanley was tired and ready for a snack so he made one last stop. Chik-Fil-La!!! They even offered Stanley a job but he had to say "no thank you." Stanley is a busy kid! He has way too many places to visit to be held back by a job but he did manage to make another friend. Her name is Morgan and she said that she hopes Flat Stanley can visit many more amazing places while he visits Colorado. Stanley said "Thanks Morgan!" And of course, Morgan said "My pleasure, Stanley!

See the pictures of this adventure in the linked Google Doc.

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Thornton Fire Department Station 5, Colorado Boulevard, Thornton, CO, USA

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Thornton Fire Department Station 5, Colorado Boulevard, Thornton, CO, USA

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Thornton Fire Department Station 5, Colorado Boulevard, Thornton, CO, USA

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Thornton Fire Department Station 5, Colorado Boulevard, Thornton, CO, USA

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Thornton Fire Department Station 5, Colorado Boulevard, Thornton, CO, USA

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Thornton Fire Department Station 5, Colorado Boulevard, Thornton, CO, USA

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Stanley visited the Thornton fire department station #5 where he met Lieutenant Harry. Stanley got to see all the fire engines and he even got to take a ride in the back of the ambulance!

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Stanley had a great time today in Denver today! He got to meet Officer Lind from the Thornton police department.

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Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), North Terminal Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), North Terminal Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), North Terminal Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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Flat Stanley will start his journey from the Salt Lake Area tomorrow! He's all tucked into his envelope and ready to mail!