Blogs from South Dakota, United States, North America - page 66

Day 26 - August 30, 2006 Wednesday, August 30 This morning was nice and breezy. We haven’t had really cold weather since leaving Yellowstone (where lows are routinely in the low to mid-thirties). Scott and Austin played basketball, then we ate KOA pancakes (only $2 for all-you-can-eat). Then we played mini-golf, checked out the KOA store, and readied the RV for travel. We left around 11 am and headed for the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. These sites were manned by two Air Force officers 24/7. These sites promised “Worldwide delivery in 30 minutes or less”. Even more impressive than the SR-71 Blackbird. Badlands National Park is probably one of the most desolate, barren places on the earth. Even sand-dune-filled deserts have more life than this place. It was hot and windy. We didn’t even see ... read more

Mt Rushmore is a must see. The presidential heads are Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln.... read more

After spending the morning in the Badlands, we continued our journey West through South Dakota to our next KOA campground in Hot Springs. With temperatures soaring to near 100F, we were not looking forward to setting up camp in the heat. Fortunately this campground had a nice pool (with no kids at the time) so once the work was done a cool dip sorted us right out! The next day we intended to drive North through Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park to Mount Rushmore which was about 50 miles away. In the end, we took so long driving through the parks and pulling off at every opportunity that we had to save Rushmore for the next day. Wind Cave NP sits atop the Wind Cave, which is one of the longest and most ... 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

Mount Rushmore….get there early, trek the Presidential Trail (lots of steps). C***sucking Deadwood, SD Wi-fi in the MotherF***ing Deadwood library!! ... read more