Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 56

Strange Vignettes... As a group, we do tend to confuse people. In response to a query about Ruth by the FBO counter staffer in Sheridan, Dick declared, "My wife? No, that's not my wife. Her husband left her in Portland..." Thursday 29 May: Sheridan WY to Black Hills / Spearfish SD Bob Hawkins awoke badly in need of chiropractic help. His back had been putting him in a lot of pain, and how do you find a good nearby chiropractor on no notice in a strange town? Judy mulled this matter while she headed out on an early run to buy postcards at Wal-Mart. It was remarkable how often our accommodations were near a Wal-Mart...and how often we really needed things and could get them conveniently! Time after time, this King of the Big Box ... read more

Hey Guys... Just a quick msg saying that I'm not going to continue uploading photos to this coz itz too SLOW... I've been uploading a stack to Facebook though :) Will update you's more tomoz... Love & miss you's all xxx... read more

The Badlands was our destination after Minneapolis. After the most boring drive of the trip (and windiest!!) we ended up in some of the most beautiful territory we've ever seen. It was also incredibly different than anything we've ever seen. The first night, we stayed in a campground in the Badlands....but after torrent winds that shook our tent so badly we couldn't sleep, we gave up and slept in a hotel in Wall, South Dakota, home of Wall Drug, the next night. Wall Drug was pretty interesting, to say the least. We explored plenty of the Badlands and it was up there as one of the top places on the trip....and definitely worth staying for an extra day. The pictures do not do it justice, keep in mind. Animals we saw included: coyote, big horned sheep, ... read more

We had one more major stop on our list and that was Mount Rushmore. First though we took a quick tour of The Little Big Horn battle site where general Custer and his men were soundly defeated by Cheyenne and Sioux warriors in 1876. We then settled for the night at a campground in South Dakota where they had a really neat feature. In the evening, after dark, they had a resident native person, (I think he was Lakota), who gathered campers around a huge campfire and regaled us with legends of his people. He was a wonderful storyteller and he had everyone, adults as well as children, fascinated by his tales. The next morning we headed for the black hills and the famous heads. I must say they are quite impressive, these gigantic carvings of ... read more

These are some photos of the RV Park where we are staying at Oahe Downriver State Park. It is one of three campgrounds located within the state park. It is campground #3 and is the smallest of the three. Since we are volunteers, we are on a site that has full hookups (electric, water and sewer). However, the only other site to have full hookups is the one which will be used by the Campground Hosts, all the other campsites have only electricity. The Campground Hosts are not here yet, but should be coming in around the middle of May. Since our electric hookup provides 50 amp service, we are able to use any and all appliances we choose at the same time - lights, heaters, washer/dryer, microwave, whatever. When there is only 30 amp service, ... read more