From the Road to Home South Dakota A Two-Day Journey North May 1, 2022 ∼ 760 mi ∼ 12 hrs From Franklin, NC, we drove for two days to Watertown, SD. The first leg was a long, 760-mile drive to Galesburg, IL, where we stayed at the Best Western Prairie Inn. The weather was perfect […]
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Saying Goodbye to Sioux Falls! South Dakota January 2022 Saying Goodbye! On Saturday, January 15th, 2022, we left Sioux Falls and South Dakota behind us. The cute Airbnb we stayed in last week was undoubtedly one of the better Airbnbs we have rented. We loved our week in Sioux Falls, SD, and managed to walk
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Visiting The Highlights in Sioux Falls South Dakota January 2022 Sherman Park Sacred Buffalo Wall Sculptor Porter Williams created the impressive “Sacred Buffalo Wall,” a mosaic sculpture depicting Lakota people hunting at the foot of a Native American burial mound. The area holds historical significance for the Lakota people, who once called this area their
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Traveling Back to The United States South Dakota January 2022 The Beginning of A New Adventure On Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 6.45, we started a new adventure when we closed and locked our apartment door and walked to the bus station for the bus to arrive at 6.48. It felt cold, -2C. Within one
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Our Stay in Hay Springs, NE Nebraska July 2021 Driving to the Middle of Nowhere in Nebraska July 18, 2021 ~ 200 mi ~ 3.5 hrs We arrived at around 2 pm in Hay Springs, NE, a tiny town literally in the middle of nowhere! After settling in, we drove to the nearest city with
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Revisiting Mount Rushmore with a Changed Perspective From Our Stay in Hay Springs, NE, to South Dakota July 2021 Returning to the Black Hills The drive to Mount Rushmore National Memorial was smooth, marking our second visit there since returning from our Yellowstone vacation in August 2008. As our car worked hard to climb the
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Driving Back Home Again Road Trip 2008 – Day 14 August 2008 Driving Back Home! After breakfast at 7 am, we drove again. Not immediately to our home but via downtown Lincoln NE, to see and walk our loop around the State Capitol Building. One hour later, we entered Iowa and drove to Des Moines
Driving Back Home Again Road Trip 2008 – Day 13 August 2008 Driving Back Home! Again we had a long day of driving ahead. We left the Beaver Lake Campground in Custer, SD, at 8 am, and almost two hours later, we entered Badlands National Park, a 244,000-acre park. We drove the Sage Creek Rim
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Road Trip 2008 – Day 12 August 2008 Driving Back Home! After a good night’s rest, we drove to “Mount Rushmore National Memorial.” We arrived early before the large groups and enjoyed the impressive statues! We learned about the sculptor Gutzon Borglum and why he carved George Washington (1st), Thomas Jefferson
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Devils Tower National Monument Road Trip 2008 – Day 11 August 2008 Devils Tower National Monument At 9:30am, we were on our way to the Black Hills Forest. We knew we had a long day driving ahead. We took the longer scenic route via “Big Horn Scenic Byway” through the “Bighorn National Forest” to the
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