Five states, over 3000 miles, 30 bags of corn nuts and 450 pictures later…we are done with the Wild West Road Trip! It was the first true road trip vacation we had ever taken as a family and it won’t be the last. We had a great time! Thought I would end things with a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]