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 […]
Wild West Road Trip: South Dakota Scenes
After our rest stop in Sioux Falls Park, we headed west toward the Badlands. These are a few of the things we saw along the way. Saw this at an official highway rest area. Not sure if it has a use, other than looking interesting and representing the state…but I liked it! Not a tree in […]
Wild West Road Trip: Sioux Falls Park, South Dakota
You know that feeling you get when you spend hours upon hours in a car and you finally see the rest area sign? Sometimes you want nothing more than to just get out of the car and walk around for a few minutes. Even though rest areas are nice, we found the best place to […]