Blogs from Badlands, South Dakota, United States, North America - page 8

If you didn't know already I've moved much of my pictures to Jeber.com http://jeber.com/Members/Oscar/ I don't have much time for writing since I'm starting to do more photography and work at home is busier than all. I still get some travel in and last week I drove to the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina and spent about a week down there staying in Nashville, TN, camping out near St. Louis, MO and a night in Omaha on the way back. Just made it back for Frontier Days in White River. I bought a new digital camera before I left for NC and have taken about 900 pictures in the last week. Hope everyone's doing good. talk to ya later.... read more

As the title suggests…now for something a bit different. As we have just passed the 5,000 mile mark, I thought that I would celebrate it with a few pictures taken whilst in transit from one place to the next. You may think that this blog is a bit odd…even if you do, I am certain that you will still find that the pictures themselves hold a certain beauty. Images of such extreme emptiness have an almost mystical nature to them, or at least they do for me anyway. Those of you whom are used to the British motorway network will undoubtedly view these images with envious eyes and plan your trip over here as a matter of extreme urgency…roads like these are few and far between…they need to be enjoyed before they too become blighted by ... read more

I wish I could convey the heat of this place. It's like opening an oven set around 325 degrees and crawling inside. It is also very reminiscent of the Painted Desert and Death Valley. A very cool drive around loop. I am on my way to Custer State Park to stay for 6 nights. I just left Mitchell, SD this morning after camping at Lake Mitchell campground. I did get to kayak on the lake this morning. That was nice. ... read more

I've long since returned from my globetrotting Down Under. After five months of traipsing about Fiji, New Zealand and Australia I returned to the States broke, tired and extremely dusty. I spent close to two months recuperating on a couch at home in New Jersey. Occasionally I would stir myself out of my cable television induced stupor to visit college friends in Boston. My biggest complaint while travelling was the painfully absence of close friends, so to be surrounded by them again for a few weeks was what I had been aching for over several months. It's a cliche for a reason: there is no place like home. Of course, after a few weeks of couch surfing New England, my adventure-bug fired up once again. Luckily walking through Harvard Square in Cambridge, I had spontaneously ... read more

Hi Everyone, We finally found an internet connection in Custer, South Dakota and figured that I would update everyone on our travels so far. We made really good time and made it all the way to Central Ohio for our first night. The drive through New York was long and uneventful. It was fun to listen to music, giggle, and dance. We had a minor spat (just kidding- well if I call for bail money don’t be surprised) with a visitor service representative in New York, apparently I shouldn’t have worn my Red Sox sweatshirt!! The rivalry is alive and kicking, even in upstate New York. We made it all the way to central Ohio, to a little town called Mentor. When we got to Ohio we decided to set up camp for the night, but ... read more