Blogs from Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, North America - page 6

Wednesday January 21 2009 Rapid City, South Dakota Oh what a sleep! I love these big pillow top-motel beds! I’m gonna get one of ‘em when I get home that’s for sure! Well we have one day to experience the most of this area of the US, so better get out of bed it’s 8 am. Brekky for free in the hotel sweet! A WAFFLE MAKER! Bloody hell I’m in heaven! Some big, industrial sized waffle maker is sitting in the corner just begging for my attention! 3 dinner plate sized waffles with butter and maple syrup later I’m full as a goog, ready for the day. Argh…. First stop is the obligatory tour of Mt Rushmore. A big statue carved in the mountain, I’m so excited I don’t know what to expect! He he Well ... read more

Rapid City, South Dakota We see more of Rapid City this morning as we start our day's activities headed to the Black Hills. Rolling hills of different shapes, sizes, and colors blanket the countryside. It was nice to take a very relaxing morning morning before headeing out, though now running later than we had expected to get our tour stops in. No worries. We will see what we are able to see and leave the rest for other planning. Bear Country USA What a treat this was! For the most part, the animals here live in a pretty natural habitat for their particular species. You slowly drive through each area trying to heed the warning of the greeter to stay in your car and keep windows rolled up. There were warnings posted along the way as ... read more

Last night I ended up staying with some missionaries from the Wolf Point formerly Mennonite church. The pastor, Bruce, offered me a place at the church or a place with these missionaries. There would be a bed with my name on it at their house, so of course I chose that one. I had a good time there as we sat and chatted for most of the evening. I thought it was a pretty cool experience because I don’t run into too many people that have been missionaries for 20+ years. This morning I went to the church service, which was awesome. There was a group of Native Americans, I believe their organization is called the Hope Tour. It is a ministry for Native American youth and young adults, because there is much alcohol and drug ... read more

South Dakota today. The prairies really are unending. Two scenic overlooks in 450 miles and the views were spectacular, one particularly awesome. Again the weather was spectacular; 77 to 80 degrees but with the windows opened and no air conditioner ruunning, we were very comfortable. The air here is really clean and, well . . . sweet. And the wind blows almost constantly. We lunched at a road side rest area comfortably in a constant light breeze. The ranches are huge and the grain silos and hay bales are everywhere. The cattle are the healthiest looking beef and dairy cattle that I can ever remember seeing. The soil is black and probably could grow concrete if there were seeds for it! At Mitchell we found the world's only Corn Palace. The building is decorated each year ... 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