With a full weekend/Monday schedule, it just worked out best to leave at night and drive straight through. Marshall always tells me I'm crazy, but it really does work for us.
(Read here for our Middle of the Night drive to Colorado)
At 4:30am, it was, "Look kids....The Corn Palace!"
Sunrise over South Dakota then the famous Wall Drug for flapjacks.
Day 1 and 2 were kinda one in the same.
Full bellies and a full day of sights ahead of us, we jumped back into the car to drive through the Badlands. The first of many awe inspiring geological features we saw. The world was certainly Trent's jungle-gym on this trip.
If he could have climbed up Mount Rushmore to actually pick George Washington's nose instead of pretending to in the picture, he totally would have.
Lunch was on the road, which got old real fast, but like I said...."Places to Go!"
We did have some great scenery to take in while we were eating, Custer State Park Scenic Byway. The first of 3 Scenic Byways we travelled. I'm sure you get the idea of a Scenic Byway, but to clarify, the ones we drove were Mountains, Mountains and Mountains. I L.O.V.E., love driving in the mountains!
Dinner was at the Circle B Ranch in Hill City, SD. A real friendly little place with a great atmosphere. Wax bullet shooting, Cattle Rope'n, A shootout skit for the kids with the Biscuit Bandit before dinner, and a Cowboy Concert after dinner.
We finished the night off at Mount Rushmore (or as Callie calls it "More-Mount-More-Rushmore").
1 comment:
So cool! When I was in high school I went with a friend and her family to some of those same places and having flashbacks - looks like you guys had fun.
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