Leaving Wyoming, and traveling into South Dakota is where the Black Hills begin. We were going to be staying in another KOA, but this time we were staying in this cute little cabin while we toured the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Once we had unloaded everything from the car we headed over to […]
South Dakota
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Badlands NP
Driving into Badlands National Park, mid-afternoon on an early August day, it was VERY HOT. We stopped at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center to watch the video, get my Jr. Ranger book and look through the exhibits. **Little back story this was the same weekend of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally which is an hour and […]
Nebraska
Every state has certain stereotypes, both good and bad. From leaving South Dakota and going into Nebraska we had three options to get to Agate Fossil Beds NM. Head west into Wyoming and enter Nebraska from the west Head directly south into Nebraska Head east to stay on more major highways then go south and […]
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Jewel Cave NM
The tours at Jewel Cave were first come first serve. There are four different types of tours: Scenic Tour, Discovery Talk, Historic Lantern Tour, Wild Caving Tour. The Scenic Tour was just over half a mile and lasted 1 hour 20 minutes which takes you through various chambers and views various formations. The Discovery Talk […]
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Wind Cave NP
Based on what I’d read/heard, Wind Cave sells out fast, and it is best to reserve far in advance. So, based on a quick reading of the different tour types, we were going to make reservations for the Wild Cave Tour…. When I made the reservations she read to me all the disclaimers, what we […]
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Mount Rushmore NMem
My dad and I went to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on two occasions. Our first exposure was when we first arrived in the Black Hills. Once we’d checked-in to our KOA we headed down to the street to glimpse the four presidents. Upon making it up the hill, we entered the parking structure, which they […]