After our stop at the Mud Volcano, we headed to Artist Point. It is unbelieveable the different landscapes you come across in Yellowstone, literally right down the road from the next. If you read my blog, you know I love waterfalls. I wasn’t about to pass this one up. Have you heard that expression “a […]
Wild West Road Trip: Mud Volcano (Yellowstone)
Our first stop after we entered Yellowstone was the Mud Volcano Area. We walked the entire loop, a whopping 2/3’s of a mile. ☺ Be prepared for the stink! The actual Mud Volcano is really small. I was expecting something much larger with the name “volcano”. Anyway, it was quite stinky and muddy. Not much to […]
Wild West Road Trip: Yellowstone
We finally made it to Yellowstone! We started the Wild West Road Trip with Yellowstone as our ultimate goal, but what a fun journey it has been to get here. Stopping at the Herbert Hoover Library, the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (along with several other stops) made it feel […]
Wild West Road Trip: Buffalo Bill Historical Center
After we left Custer State Park, South Dakota, we kept driving west till we reached Cody, Wyoming. And what a drive that was! This is the highway we were driving on! Can you imagine?! I had read that the Buffalo Bill Historical Center was a great stopping point on the way to Yellowstone. I would […]
Wild West Road Trip: Custer State Park Bison
Have you ever been on the look out for something and when you finally see it, you start snapping pictures, even though it is sooo far away? Of course you think this might be the best look I get, so I better take advantage of it. Well, here is my first sighting and picture of […]
Publican Quality Meats: Chicago
After my recent visit with Oprah, I decided to go for lunch in Chicago. I wanted someplace close to Harpo Studios and decided to go with The Publican. I had been there before and really enjoyed it. Cool lights and fun pig pictures inside The Publican Bloody Mary with a beer accompaniment at The Publican […]
Wild West Road Trip: Custer State Park Donkeys
As we continued our Wild West Road Trip, we headed south from Mt. Rushmore to Custer State Park. We had heard it was a good way to see some bison up close if you were lucky. Turns out there were some other animals wanting the attention of the tourists….the wild donkeys. I had read about […]
Crazy Louie the Shih Tzu!
My last post was two weeks ago…and this is why! We surprised our daughter with “Louie” for her birthday. My kids have always wanted a dog, but I have never given in to the desire. It always sounds fun, but then I talk myself out of it. I am a pretty logical person. Always […]
Wild West Road Trip: The Black Hills of South Dakota
Southwest South Dakota has A LOT of things to do! After spending half the day at Mt. Rushmore, we headed toward Custer State Park. The only way to go is directly through the Black Hills, the mountain range that Mt. Rushmore is carved into. It is a beautiful drive with several places to pull over. […]
Wild West Road Trip: Mt. Rushmore
After our bad day in the Badlands, we were excited to be back on the road. Next on the agenda was an American icon, Mt. Rushmore. It was a super hot day, which I did not expect in South Dakota, so we lathered up with sun screen and joined the hoards of other people waiting […]
Wild West Road Trip: Bad day in the Badlands
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. That is bad enough when you are close to home, with all the conveniences that you are accustomed to. But when you are in the middle of the Badlands it is a whole different ball game! I mean look at that landscape, nothing but… landscape! 🙂 After our lunch and checking […]
Wild West Road Trip: The Badlands, South Dakota
As the sign reads, this is The Big Badlands! After driving across South Dakota the day before, we finally arrived at one of our big stops, Badlands National Park. It was like nothing we had ever seen, or at least my husband and kids had ever seen, I came here as a child. 🙂 It […]