Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 14

We are well on our way to Yellowstone. We left in the early morning of Monday April 13. Originally planning to leave the afternoon of the 12th, we were still busy with last minute tasks and visiting with dear friends and family until early evening, so we just got some sleep and headed out early. Had a great day Sunday with the kids and friends. Had a great service at church, the preacher was pretty good if I do say so myself (haha, it was Jack for those who didn’t know). Great spirit, powerful prayer, wonderful blessing! On Monday we traveled nearly 700 miles. Ran into a little rain, but overall it was a great day, pretty light traffic. Stopped for breakfast, then for a nap, then supper, and finally for the night Walmart camping in ... read more

Every day is one step closer to our grand adventure! I take a Gaelic lesson every day, sometimes with epic fail, repeat and somehow it sticks? This past week, I've chatted with our flat contact from Scotland-a very friendly fellow with the last name Channing who had difficulty understanding MY accent. I've also had conversations with a German man for our board in Frankfurt, Germany, and also a French woman who helped me with our banking conversion. This is sooooooo exciting!!! Every spare minute, I am planning and dreaming and wondering what we are going to encounter....I love the vast knowledge of the Internet! This afternoon, my dad, the Google Earth expert, was looking all around Scotland and finding our flat at the Highland Club in Loch Ness. Last night, I was knee deep in information ... read more

Nous passons 3 jours dans le Parc National des Badlands. Coup de Foudre !! C'est beau, il fait chaud (35°C), il fait soleil et le camping sans eau/électricité est gratuit pour 14 nuits ! Les paysages sont à couper le souffle; des immenses rochers en dents de scie, des collines avec des grandes herbes couleur blé qui se balancent dans le vent, des hauts plateaux suivis de falaises impressionnantes, des pics rochers, etc... On y voit des mouflons (seulement des femelles aux petites cornes) et plusieurs bisons (tous avec des cornes pointus!). Ces derniers sont TOUS étendus sur la route ou grignote l'herbe en bordure de la route ! On monte sur le haut d'une montagne regarder le coucher de soleil et on s'endort sous un ciel plus qu'étoilé. Chant des coyotes à multiples reprises au ... read more

Yesterday we saw Mt. Rushmore. I wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be. As it turns out one of the reasons for carving the faces in the mountain was to increase tourism. We also saw Crazy Horse last night. Two days a year, they blast the mountain with dynamite at night and last night was one of them. That was fun. Actually the history of the Crazy Horse memorial is really interesting. Today was a visit to Deadwood. I won $19.50 on the slots. Otherwise, the town is full of stores selling t-shirts. Tomorrow we head to Yellowstone. I'm looking forward to that. I have 11,449 waze points.... read more

We have been busy seeing lots of stuff. Stopped by Sioux Falls to actually see the falls - quite a sight. Visited the Heritage Center in Pierre, South Dakota. Drove through the Badlands, took some photos and saw Mt. Rushmore lit up at night. Today we will see Mt Rushmore in the daylight, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse and Spearfish Canyon.... read more