Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 58

Obfuscator writes: After sleeping on a pinecone for most of the night, we woke up and took a walk down to Lake Pactola to see the dawn. The lake level was extraordinarily low, and so on our way to where the lake actually is, we got to walk on a lot of ground where the lake actually was. This was evidenced by the concrete bucket anchors we found littering the ground we were walking on. There were also some tall and mysterious plants (mainly mysterious because we're willfully ignorant of plants) and cool shale formations all over the place. It was a pretty morning. We got to Mt. Rushmore at a reasonable time, and were able to hike the presidential path before pretty much anyone got there. The path has stops and scenic overlooks for each ... read more

Heading to Ishai, here's the exciting photos of Iowa to South Dakota. We couchsurfed in Rapid City at a friendly man named Arik's house! Really grand. 2 big beds, 2 cats, 1 night, and all the things you could ask for from Hummus to Showers in one night for free. Will update when possible.... read more

April 18-25th: Leaving Iowa City our destination for the night is in South Dakota. while traveling across Iowa we were surprised to find the birthplace of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Herbert Hoover, also actor John Wayne. Most of the scenery along I-80 is rolling hills and farm land. Des Moines seemed like a nice city, the area we saw had new buildings, there must be a historical section. At Council Bluffs we turned North on I-29 to I-90. There are several camping areas along I-80, it all depends on how far you want to travel daily. Spent the night in Breseford, SD, the campground was small and we were the only campers there. Left Breseford, SD to Rapid City. We plan on spending several days here while touring at Mt. Rushmore NM and Badlands NP. At ... read more

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Posted By: Onaxthiel: I beat Obfuscator out of the bivy by about 45 minutes. It gave me some time to play with his camera and get a few shots of the Missouri river sunrise at fort Abraham Lincoln. I also was able to help a young woman from Virginian help pack up her gear. She is road tripping as well, but on a far more condensed time line than we are. College in Washington, or some such. We then had our opportunity to explore F.A.L. and a site called On-A-Slant-Village, a site inhabited by the Mandan Indians a few years prior to the Lewis and Clark expedition. They abandoned it due to a smallpox outbreak, and left a prime piece of real estate for the army to occupy. River on one side, a deep (and deepened ... read more