Yesterday we began the day by packing up after enjoing our log cabin in Keystone for the last 4 days. We then spent almost 8 hours in the car heading for Cody, WY. Thank you Becca & Bob Price for telling us about this place. On the way to Cody, we passed through the Bighorn National Forest. Some more beautiful country. Parts of the forest still had some snow on the ground. I coudn't find anyone in our car (Kay) that wanted to indulge in a snowball fight. Maybe next time! More tomorrow.... read more

Yesterday looked like a great day for a train trip so we drove to Hill City to get on the Black Hills Central Railroad (1880 Train). More beautiful scenery & a great way to travel! What train trip would be complete with out stopping at the local Christmas store. I think the store is going to have to reorder after Kay finished shopping. I may have to ride on the hood on the way home to accomodate the packages. We capped off the day with an evening ceremony at Mount Rushmore. A video was shown commemorating the four presidents that concluded with a flag ceremony. All servicemen & women present (active duty & retired) were recognized & invited down to the stage to participate. This was another high watermark for this trip. More tomorrow.... read more

Before leaving Deadwood yesterday, we stopped to see one more Kevin Costner attraction. Costner created an amazing museum as a memorial to the Bison entitled the Story of the Bison complete with bronze sculptures. We then travelled to our home for the next 4 days, Holy Smoke Resort in Keystone, SD. After checking in, we headed to see the Rushmore Borglum Story Museum. A fantastic collection of items that tell the story of Gutzon Borglum's life. A little know fact is that Borglum spent several years in San Antonio in the 1920's and at least one of his sculptures still exists there close to the Witte Museum. His studio was in the Mill Race building in Brackenridge Park next to the golf clubhouse. BTW, that very building was restored by Joe Stubblefield & Richard Mogas in ... read more

Began the day with our morning call from Larry. We were slow getting on the road & received appropriate encouragement from him to start earlier today. We were in 4 states yesterday. Whew! It is amazing how the geography can change so much within a state! Really beautiful country. Had dinner at the Branding Iron. No pie this time. Too many car snacks & not enough Tums! We are now in South Dakota & really excited about the sight seeing to come! More tomorrow.... read more

We walked out the front door of the house at 8:00 a.m. yesterday as planned. When Larry Armstrong called me mid-morning on my cell phone, he couldn't believe we had already passed Brady, TX. We travelled all day & arrived in Shamrock, TX late yesterday afternoon (& we were still talking to each other.) After a short nap (road trips are hard work you know) we went for a 3 mile training walk in preparation for our next 1/2 marathon in Chicago on 8/1. (Dolores, I know it was supposed to be 4 miles but we ran out of gas.) We had dinner last night at Big Vern's Steak House. It is on old Route 66! Good food & a good time! Across the street from Big Vern's was an old service station that was used ... read more