Blogs from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, North America - page 2

We headed eastward from Mount Rushmore South Dakota thought the Badlands where we spent the night. Leaving Mt Rushmore area we had some trouble with our windshield wipers cammed all the way over and were not working. We stopped in Rapid city at a “ Damon Dealer” and some old guy ( about 75 ) came out and re-adjusted them and tightened the bolts….problem solved we thought (more about that later) we then headed to a roadside stop called Wall Drug Store. It started back in 1931 with road signs promising free ice water for thirsty travelers and has grown into a “monumental”, Western mall of shops, restaurants and entertainment. In the summer it boasts that 20,000 travelers a day stop there….it still has free ice water and coffee for 5 cents. It is a place ... read more

The Countdown to Cambodia has begun. We're flying out from Minneapolis on June 2nd, leaving us 11 days left in this country. Thursday, we said goodbye to Daron's parents in Ann Arbor and traveled to my family's home in South Dakota. The next 1.5 weeks will be spent hanging out with family and friends, enjoying the good weather (mini-golfing, waterparking, biking), and pigging out on food we'll be missing in Cambodia; terrible stuff - but delicious - like chocolate chip cookies, hint of lime chips, cheeseburgers, etc, etc. Next post will be from our new home: Phnom Penh, Cambodia! Kirstin... read more

We'll hello everyone, ....or no one. This being my first ever entry in the world of the bloggosphere, I don't exactly expect a huge following but hey, I'm stuck in a hotel room and it seems as good a time as ever to try this out. I guess perhaps I should start out with an introduction as I am hoping to make this blog an ongoing venture. My name is nick and I am a newly turned twenty-six years old. I was born and , mostly, raised right here in "God's Country" USA or South Dakota, for any unfamiliar readers, to parents Hector and Susan, my mother being a South Dakota native and my father hailing from the far away land of Gouchos and Tangos. The two met as they traveled europe during their better years, ... read more

I am working and living in Texas right now, teaching prairie ecology at an outdoor education camp to 5th graders from the Dallas area. The prairie is beautiful, but extremely muddy with all the rain we have had over the past month and a half. The wildflowers that bloomed in the late summer and early fall are beginning to fade away, relaced by the colors of the leaves turning on the trees and grasses. The prairie land of the Great Plains used to stretch from here in North Texas, through Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, part of Colorado, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and up into Canada. Only 2% of original prairie land is still in existance today. And of that, an even smaller percentage is a still intact ecosystem. In addition to the 200 or so acres ... read more

While walking the beautiful white sand beach in Ft Myers, we decided that we were ready for a cross country road trip. We had just circled the world and figured it was time to see the USA. So we started scanning the want ads and Craigslist for a nice minivan. We found exactly what we wanted at a Mom and Pop used car operation--a Honda Odyssey in bristol condition. So after three weeks of lounging around Florida we loaded up the van and took off on our driving odyssey. First stop was in Tampa to catch up with our niece Meghan and family and then to spend the evening with our Norwegian friend Ivar. In my work life I was the manager of the West Coast office of Scand-America Tours. This is a tour company that ... read more