Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 54

The most famous palace made of Maze. Bought a few trinkets and caramel corn (yummy). Tried a new way to upload the photos so there are a lot of them (but no commentary).... read more

Here are some photos of the drive from Mitchell, SD to the Bad Lands. We did this on the 4th of July. It was a short drive... only 200 miles or so. Met some nice folks from Minnesota and Wisconsin and helped a stranded driver from Nebraska.... read more

Visted the southern section of Badlands. Beautiful desolute country. The visitor center was laid back and helpful. I was directed to the local college to view a visual and audio presentation of Wounded Knee. It was a sad but well presented story. What a contrast to my time a few days earlier at Mt. Rushmore. One sight invoking chest-swelling pride, followed with a sight revealing shame and sorrow. What an opportunity to see both sides of America. Keeps one well balanced.... read more

June 24, 2008 We rode the motorcycle today to Mount Rushmore and through both the Black Hills National Forest and Custer State Park. WOW!! Oh man, where to start . . .??? Well let's see we saw buffalo, deer (lot's and lot's of them), elk, rabbits, eagles, turkeys, wild burros and, prairie dogs; drove for miles through pristine alpine meadows, 7,000 foot high mountain passes, switchbacks, pigtail roadways that circled back under themselves . . .several times, narrow tunnels carved from soild, sheer rock walls and overlooks that were really hard to walk away from. All I can say is the day was crammed with eye candy. Mount Rushmore is incredible, awe inspiring. The Presidential Trail circles the mountain face below the President's faces and provides incredible views of the sculpture. Walkers on the .06 mile ... read more

I was way too tired to update in St Louis. The trip to St. Louis was pretty uneventful until I got there. Tennessee and Kentucky looked the same but I finally got to stop and visit in Paducah! The town has really preserved their historic area so I took a lot of pictures. I kept going on my way through Illinois and saw some really odd road signs and construction zones. I got to St. Louis around Sunset and parked in the self park of what I thought was my Hilton Hotel. I grabbed my junk and went inside only to find out that I was at the wrong Hilton and had to walk 3 blocks to the Hilton Downtown. My lovely Concierge gave me incorrect directions so I ended up walking in a huge circle ... read more