corn palace
We were trying to make a big push for home on Wednesday. From Wall, SD it’s about a 9 hour drive. We stopped along the way to let the girls play at a playground, then made a stop at the Corn Palace. We made one more stop at a
the badlands
We started our trip home on Tuesday. I really wanted to stop at Wall Drug and Braden really wanted to spend the night on “the wall” ( basically the edge of a cliff in the Badlands)… so we did both. Emma said “I want to go back to the Badlands so
eclipse
We were camping at the fairgrounds in Casper, WY. The place was hopping on eclipse day. The eclipse was not what I was expecting at all. The whole reason we drove to Wyoming was to see 100% totality, and it did not disappoint. I’ve already been looking where we
throwback thursday ( august 24, 2016 )
fun in wyoming
Since it’s super hot here I searched for a splash pad close by. Turns out there is an awesome splash pad / pool / water park 8 minutes from where we’re staying. I wish I counted how many times Emma went down this water slide. After the pool we went
casper, wy
Today we drove to Casper, WY. It is hot and super sunny here. We’re here until Tuesday to watch the solar eclipse with 100+ other people who have the same RV as us. It’s been hyped up as the best place in the country to see the eclipse…
reptile gardens
Rapid City, SD is full of places we wanted to see. We had to narrow it down and ended up choosing Reptile Gardens. It is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest reptile zoo in the world. We spent the afternoon at the pool at our campground.
mount rushmore
We’re spending two days sightseeing in South Dakota. On yesterday’s agenda we saw Mount Rushmore and drove the wildlife loop at Custer State Park. After Mount Rushmore we took a very curvy, scenic drive from Mount Rushmore to Custer State Park. Emma loved going through the one lane
throwback thursday ( august 17, 2016 )
sunflowers
Who knew South Dakota had so many sunflower farms?
mitchell, sd
We don’t really have any plans except to see Mount Rushmore and watch the solar eclipse in Casper, WY. On our first travel day we made it to South Dakota and stopped to spend the night at a campground in Mitchell, SD. We stopped about halfway through to stretch