Category Archives: South Dakota

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

I am doing some backtracking on my travels in South Dakota & am starting with the Badlands. The landscape is unlike any other park I have visited. Badlands National Park is 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, & spires along with the largest mixed-grass prairie in the US. 

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Philip, South Dakota

As I continue on my journey, I am posting in chronological order until I get to my current location, Glacier National Park.  Today’s post is especially appropriate for the 4th of July because it takes a look at protecting our country during the Cold War years.  Families in the far western portion of South DakotaContinue reading “Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Philip, South Dakota”

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

I have been looking forward to sharing my visit to Mount Rushmore. So many times I see the places I visit in a different light when I am preparing blog posts. The photos here are in order as I drive into the park and see Mount Rushmore for the first time. I hope you enjoyContinue reading “Mount Rushmore National Memorial”

Going Old School in South Dakota

Wall Drug As I was driving across South Dakota, I saw some of the signs for Wall Drug. You can’t help but see them. Wall Drug began in 1931 when Ted and Dorothy Hustead moved to Wall, South Dakota and started the Hustead’s Drug Store. It was the middle of the Great Depression, with aContinue reading “Going Old School in South Dakota”

Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, Yankton, SD

After leaving Pfanny’s Farm, I headed north into South Dakota.  I had another windy day and soon needed a break from the road.