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30 years before your first trip my family headed West from Pennsylvania in a VW bus with a tent and a Coleman stove. First memorable stop...the Badlands! That summer we went on to Yellowstone, Glacier, the Tetons, and beyond. I was 6 years old and knew that someday I’d live in the West. Fifteen years later I moved to Oregon.

What fun to see your parents with you at the top of the ladder. So cool that you returned.

Thanks for sharing.

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How cool is that!! We also went to Yellowstone, Glacier and the Tetons. The trip changed my life. I love knowing that a similar experience had the same 'effect' on somebody else. Thank you for reading - I really appreciate it, Laura!

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I love that we can all circle back to a place/event/music or even a work of art and feel it and appreciate it again and again. Returning to hike the Notch Trail with you after 29 years was even more fun than I remembered!

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I agree! Thanks for going back to the Notch with me, mom!

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