Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 7

June 11 arrived at Sioux Falls South Dakota. It was 32c and very humid. The 8 hour drive along Interstate 90 took us across the State of Wisconsin. It was was flat with very large farms that stretched to the horizon. The road was straight and a bit monotonous. Luckily there were a lot of easy access rest stops along the Interstate to stretch out legs. The farms looked prosperous and were quite lush. Sioux Falls is the largest city in South Dakota and is just across the boarder from Wisconsin. This is just a stopover until we reach our next major destination at Mount Rushmore. The stopover gave us an opportunity to visit the local Costco and stock up on meats (and cheap wine). Fortunately we stopped at filling one cart. On Monday we visited ... read more

Traveled I90 across South Dakota today. Stopped at Wall drug and drove thru Badlands national park. WOW. Wasn't even ony itinerary . So glad we did it Like entering a different world. Mt Rushmore was impressive. Had to wait for the fog to clear to get pics. Snow on the gound and 35 when we were there. Checked​ out. Black Hills Miner Brewery in Hill City. Bought a growler. Spent the night I New Castle Wy. ... read more

Sturgis only because I don't know. Lots of miles today. Between last week going through Kansas and Iowa and now through Minnesota and in the South Dakota I have seen or we have seen more plowed fields than you would think could exist in the United States. They will all be corn and soy. We will get into the sightseeing stuff tomorrow. Driving a cross US 90 is a concentrated effort the wind is constant (HARD) and when the tractor trailers pass you it really kicks this RV around. It is not a hard thing to drive just a little longer than we're used to.... read more

Wednesday 3rdMay Livingston – Belle Fourche 397 miles Today was always going to be a driving day which was a shame because the sky was blue and it had actually started to warm up again! By lunchtime we had reached Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument so it seemed an ideal place to stop. Learnt a lot! It was basically where Custer made his Last Stand and was killed on June 25th 1876. , Before this there were a lot of feuding tribal Indians and the Crow and Lakota tribes joined Custer against the Cheyenne, Arikara and the Arapaho tribes as this was the only way they could see to ensure the safety of their lands. There was a sub group of 350 soldiers who survived but everyone else was killed and the bodies left where they ... read more

After John's great birthday dinner we left Buffalo around 9.00a.m. and headed for Hill City in South Dakota. I think Wyoming has been our favourite so far especially around Buffalo, the old school Americans, talking hunting all the time, how many elk they shot the day before etc etc like old times. Four guys walked through the foyer in the hotel with 4 big guns, imagine that happening in Aus, no one batted an eyelid. It had stopped snowing by the time we were going but our car was iced up all over, took some time to get it all clear. Very scenic drive from Buffalo before we hit the border of South Dakota and then went through the Black Hills area, lots to see. We stopped off at Sundance for a coffee and then pulled ... read more