We managed to get west of the Mississippi River without crossing it by going far enough north in Minnesota. Now that we are driving to lots of capitols it seems like we are crossing it every other day. This should be the last time on this trip. It is interesting to note that the river […]
June 30, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 23 – Two Capitols and The Lincoln Home Read More »
Welcome to Iowa, the land of corn and silos. The Iowa Capitol was undergoing some outside rehab. It is still an impressive building, even with the scaffolding blocking part of the view. The details in the artwork on the outside were different because the figures were separated from the wall making them look more realistic.
We returned to Minnesota today to see the capitol, a waterfall, and the Mall of America. In this part of the state, we saw more cropland. We also saw the Mississippi River. We had driven north of the Mississippi on our way west. We got to see how the underpasses and bridges in St. Paul
We had a change in plans today. We discovered that the Minuteman Missile site we were going to visit is closed on Tuesdays. So we had an opening in our schedule. We did not need to get up early to have time for the missile site. It was nice to get to sleep a little
Today was quite a busy day. We traveled to fifteen overlooks and went on three hikes. It was only a twenty eight mile drive on a winding rural road. That testifies to how much there is to see and do in the Badlands National Park. We began the day at Pinnacles Overlook. There was much
June 26, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 19 – Badlands National Park Read More »
Today we began a two day tour of Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The Badlands park is unusual because it is a joint effort between the United States and the Ogala Lakota Nation. We started our tour of the Badlands in the Ogala Lakota portion of the park. Our drive to Red Shirt Table
June 25, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 18 – Badlands National Park and Wall Drug Store Read More »
We were going underground today at Wind Cave National Park. First we needed to get there. Our drive was both short and long. It was only 29 miles, but it took about an hour to get there. It was a very different drive. The issue was windy roads, and sometimes bison. It was fun to
June 24, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 17 – Wind Cave National Park Read More »
Today we are headed to Mount Rushmore. It looks like a beautiful day to go there. Oops, it is quite foggy up here. Maybe it is not such a great day for a visit to Mount Rushmore after all. Guess we will take a fake selfie instead. Since we had no other plans for the
June 23, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 16 – Mount Rushmore and playing hide and seek with POTUS Read More »
We started the day with a drive to Peaceful Valley Ranch. We had driven by Peaceful Valley Ranch before on our way through the park. When we stopped here we understood how it got its name. The drive back to the house and barns was like a trip into the past. It was relaxing. Even
Today we visited the Scenic Loop in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Our day was a combination of driving, hiking and overlooks. We began with the drive to Skyline Vista. The drive showed us the first of many animals we would see today. Of course we saw a bison. We also met
June 21, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 14 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park – Scenic Loop Drive Read More »