"Safely home from our travels.
Sat Aug 9th was cousin Bridgette Watters' (now West) Wedding in Hobart, IN. We spent the night at gracious host Katie and Skippy Comparin's.
Sun Aug 10th was 700 miles across IL, WI, MN, and into SD. We stopped at LaCrosse, WI for a picnic and pics with the world's largest 6 pack. On to Brookings, SD. Dinner at Pizza Ranch.
Mon Aug 11th started at the Laura Ingolls-Wilder Homestead in DeSmet, SD. It is the site of four of the books of the Little House series. The kids made rope, corn dolls, and a button game. They attended a one room school house, drove a horse cart, a buggy and rode a horse. Thor roped a calf. We had a picnic then on the road. We stopped in Arlington, SD at the war memorial, met some State troopers when Bean threw up in the car a block down the road, then drove across beautiful prairie for the rest of the day. We stopped at Al's Oasis in Oacoma on the shore of the Missouri River. Souvenirs. Then stopped at the Petrified Gardens. Souvenirs. Arrived at Rapid City 400 miles later. Dinner at the Firehouse.
Tues Aug 12th started at Reptile Gardens. Lunch at Philly Ted's. Museum of Geology. Boardwalk at Keystone and the lighting ceremony at Mt Rushmore. Kids had DQ hotdogs and unwound at the pool.
Wed Aug 13th We attempted to go to Custer Park, but the GPS failed us and we ended up at Rushmore Cave instead. Back to Mt Rushmore for Buffalo burgers. Scandinavia House for cultural souvenirs. The Dinosaur Museum. Hotel for a mid day swim. Arnold's 50s diner for dinner. Call of the Wild taxidermy display and the Dinosaur park at sunset.
Thur Aug 14th up at 630 for a one shot 1000 mile drive home. We stopped at Wall Drug. Souvenirs and a free fresh donut for veterans. We stopped at The Corn Palace and survived the murder house across the street. Thor discovered Potato Oles from Taco John's at lunch. Two stops for gas and the horrible disappointment of ordering a Godfather's Pizza and then arriving at the restaurant to find it closed and no forwarding address. We arrived at home at 10PM."
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| Wedding fun |
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| The king of Beer - and Jake |
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| The world's largest 6 pack - and Heidi at the base in the center |
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| Arlington, SD memorial to female soldiers |
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| Arlington, SD memorial to Korean War Soldiers (Jake was part of 2 ID when deployed to Korea and Iraq) |
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| Bean holding an evidence bag from the South Dakota Highway Patrol officers that checked up on us after we had to pull over to deal with her getting car-sick. |
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| Pioneers |
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| One room school house |
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| Our little prairie girl |
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| Al's Oasis - super cook chair |
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| Al's Oasis - posing in the awesome chair |
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| Roadside fun! |
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| Petrified Gardens |
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| Watching gator wrestling at Reptile Gardens |
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| Petting a snake after the show |
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| Giant Sea Turtle skeleton |
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| My handsome hubby enjoying a good Philly Steak for a change. |
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| Honest Abe - and my little family |
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| Thor at the Museum of Geology at the College of Miners and Engineering in Rapid City, SD (Cool free attraction) |
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| Thor looking so grown up |
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| Bean rocking her South Dakota shirt |
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| Trying not to mind my sunburn |
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| My handsome hubby at Mt Rushmore |
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| Dino Leg at Dinosaur Museum |
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| Thor commanding his T-Rex Army |
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| Bean and Heidi ready to take on the T-rex and his master |
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| Wall Drug - Free Coffee and doughnut for veterans |
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| The Corn Palace was under construction but still fun |
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| Mt Rushmore mural made of corn |
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| Downtown Keystone, SD |
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| Triceratops skull and our little explorer. |
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