Jul 26, 2011 - Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore, and a Tornado Watch

Today we saw Crazy Horse Monument, a 563 foot high statue that has been in progress since 1947. Crazy Horse was born in the Black Hills of South Dakota in about 1842. He was stabbed in the back by an American soldier while at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, under a flag of truce. He died September 6, 1877. The memorial is to the spirit of Crazy Horse, a Oglala Lakota warrior, and to his people. When you drive through the land and see just how much of it there is, it is even more painful to think of what was done to the people living here. As Red...

Sep 21, 2010 - Badlands

Mt. Rushmore has changed from that long ago time. Now you have to pay even to get a parking slot so we left and took a couple of pictures from the road. I can remember the walk to the viewing area as being short, now it is far away. At least we saw it. We are now getting back on I-90 and headed for Wall Drug. It too has changed from that long ago time but not so much but it was fun to wander through the shops. We didn't get a cup of 5 cent coffee but we did get some ice cream. It tasted good even though the day was not hot, but like all...

Oct 18, 2008 - Ever heard of Kennebec, SD? Me, Neither!

***Before you read today's entry, check out yesterday's additional entries and pictures--if you're interested. The kids wrote about their experiences at the mall!*** Hey all! We made it quite a bit further today than we had first planned! That's a good thing because then we can spend a little more time at Mount Rushmore tomorrow! Oh, boy, the driving is getting boring again! We're in South Dakota and it feels a lot like being in Saskatchewan with a couple differences: here there's nothing but corn fields and pig farms! Peeeyouuuu! (How do...

Jul 23, 2008 - it is what it is...Walnut Grove MN

At the beginning of this trip we had a family talk about expectations, not being able to forsee things that come up, and about pulling into campgrounds late and not knowing what we were getting. We told the kids, it is a road trip, not necessarily "camping", when we pull into a site, it is what it is.. Last night we enjoyed a relaxed evening with a fire at our Minnesota KOA. Today we decided to head north on a huge detour up hwy 71 just to see the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove Minnesota. As we head out it is around 76 degrees...

Jun 7, 2007 - Day Thirty Six

Left Fairmont,Minnesota at 11:00 AM this morning with the wind still blowing. and it is still blowing now 2-1/2 hours later. We are now in South Dakota. Stopped briefly in Sioux Falls because the sewer house broke this morning and had to buy a new one and ended up with a few other purchases too. Don't know if we will make Rapid City tonight or not with this wind. It's still 308 miles away. At least the slideout awning isn't causing problems so far today. They have some of the wind propellors here to generate energy just like they do back in...