Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 64

First stress free day of Visionquest2007 and we lived it up like relative kings (and queens). Set sail from Des Moines a little after 1:00 and enjoyed a nice drive along the Missouri River. Ended our drive in Mitchell, SD, home of the world famous Corn Palace. We've been through a lot with the car and haven't slept on a bed in over a week so we decided to splurge on a decent hotel room. We grabbed some Chinese takeout from "Twin Dragon" and headed to our clean hotel room for dinner, relaxation and of course blogging. Tomorrow morning it's the Corn Palace followed by an early afternoon arrival in Badlands National Park. ... read more

Today dawned another beautiful day. I was incredibly happy to be waking up in our cabin rather than in a hospital - even if said hospital was located in the beautiful Black Hills. I was really stiff and sore and any wrong movement almost sent me to my knees but at least I was ambulatory. Steve and I were a little slower getting around this morning and by the time we got to the “chow hall” the boys had already held several conversations with other vacationers. They are so chatty! I think anyone within distance of their voices is fair game. I really like to see that, though. Neither one of them are at all afraid or hesitant to have a conversation with an adult. And they can both hold their own. They don't converse ... read more

Another fabulous day! We woke up to a beautiful sunshiny day in Wall, South Dakota - home of the “world famous” Wall Drug. That thing is HUGE! I don't really know what I expected but it wasn't what I got. The store takes up a whole block and is broken up into smaller specialty areas. We bought the typical tourist items...t-shirts, toys, jewelry, and enough taffy to rot all our teeth! We spent the whole morning here when I had really only thought it might be an hour or so. But it was a lot of fun. We next headed to a more sobering destination. Wall is the home of the Wounded Knee Museum and the reason I chose Wall as our stopping place. Because the Little Bighorn battlefield is on our itinerary, I really ... read more

url='/Videos/3451.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3451.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'on the street What was I thinking? Really! To get in an enclosed space with three boys? I lost count of the number of times I had to put the window down to release the stench that comes from their biological processes! OHMYGOSH! What is up with boys and flatulence? I have ridden in cars with girls for 30 years and have never - ever - had to put down the window to get rid of smells like this! But, besides that... Today was a really good day. We didn't get out of town until 8:45, which was 45 minutes later than I was hoping for but still made it to Sioux Falls by 5:15-ish. And that includes the time we took to find a nice park in which to eat a picnic lunch. ... read more

Pop Quiz! Are you a good American? Let's find out: Who are the 4 presidents on Mount Rushmore? I'll even let you cheat and look at the picture if you have to. Tick tock, tick tock.... Okay, so you definitely got Lincoln and Washington. Maybe even Jefferson. Did you get Roosevelt? Well, either A+, good for you, or...shame on you! :) Also notice the excellent picture where you can see up the presidents' noses. Worth every penny. What a random monument out in South Dakota. And that's about all we have to say about that, other than...if you rent a car you really should A) have a basic understanding of US road laws and B) be able to read. We may or may not be referring to the minivan full of tourists who were driving ... read more