July 2013
Home! and Final Entry
We woke up through the night in the rest area with the coming and goings of trucks all night- not an ideal place for a good nights rest. Leaving TN, we crossed over the mountains through western NC and into upstate SC. We hit I-26 and had the end of our trip in sight! Early afternoon, we … Continue reading
LBL and Tennessee
Change of plan this morning. Instead of a rest day today and a final 650 mile push on Thursday we decided to leave Land Between the Lakes early and get part way home.
Driving and Land Between the Lakes, KY
We woke up early knowing we had a long driving day. We made a quick stop at the free hotel breakfast and out the door we went. Late last night, a refrigerated ice cream delivery truck had parked near us towing what can only be described as the largest fake cow we have ever seen- … Continue reading
McConaughy State Park and Driving
We got up this morning and the weather had improved. It had rained through the night at MSP but had quit around 6 am. It was still cool but at least we could pack up with no rain. We had really hoped to be able to spend half of the day here yesterday but the … Continue reading
Missiles, Little House on the Prairie (Dog) & why West isn’t East
There I was at 6:45 am alone and cold near I-90 waiting for tickets! The previous day I had heard about a place up the road called the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. It was the only site nationwide that told the story about the Minuteman (nuclear) Missiles that begun in the Cold War era. … Continue reading
Badlands NP and Wall Drug
Packed up from Big Pine Campground this morning and headed out around 11 am. We had a blast in the Black Hills area the last several days- there is enough stuff to do in this corner of South Dakota to spend a week. We look forward to coming back. We added a stop this … Continue reading
Rocks, caves, and Rodeos… O my!
We started off early today. We had to make the drive to Custer State Park near the Sylvan Lake area for rock climbing school for V & T that started at 8 am. We had enrolled them in a half day introductory climbing class with Sylvan Rocks Climbing School since they have enjoyed climbing (scampering … Continue reading
Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, and Chuck Wagon
We headed out this morning with the intention of actually stopping and visiting the massive Crazy Horse Memorial but decided last minute to just view it from the site outside parking lot. The sculpture of the American Indian hero on a horse was begun in 1948 and only the face is visibly finished. We likely … Continue reading
Into South Dakota and Devils Tower Nat Monument, WY
We got an early start leaving Medora and began our 7 hour drive south. The drive was pretty uneventful and we had decided to take a little detour back into the NE corner of Wyoming to Devils Tower National Monument (DTNM) on the way down. DTNM was the first national monument and is an imposing site … Continue reading
Exploring Theodore Roosevelt Nat Park
We headed over to TRNP late morning and it was quite a bit different than the other national parks we have been to. Much less crowded. We are at the South Unit of TRNP. There is a North Unit, South Unit, and the Elkhorn Ranch (that Roosevelt once owned) that constitutes the TRN Park. The North … Continue reading