Ending Our Trip with a Beautiful Beginning
We started our last day in South Dakota back at Fort Hayes eating pancakes. The weather was very clear and we had gorgeous skies. I could not resist taking and showing pictures of the...
Author: Lisa
Memorial Day at Mount Rushmore
What better way to end Memorial Day than a trip to Mount Rushmore. We drove through Keystone to the Needles Highway. First stop on the Needles Highway was Sylvan Lake with a 7.6 mile...
Keystone, Hill City and Much More
Our adventures officially began at 7:30 a.m. with the $0.99 all you can eat pancake breakfast at Fort Hays Chuckwagon in Colonial Pine Hills. We began and ended the day at the same location....
Deadwood, South Dakota!
Deadwood was once a lawless town that attracted gamblers, gunslingers and gold seekers. Today, Deadwood is still a destination for people looking to experience the excitement of the Wild West. We had a blast seeing...
Devils Tower, Wyoming
America’s First National Monument Devil Tower was made America’s first National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt on September 24, 1906. It is 867 feet from the base to the summit. It is 1,267 feet...
Wind Cave National Park
May 25th, our third day in South Dakota, we headed to Wind Cave National Park. This was not on our original list of things we had planned, but I glad we added it. Dirt...
The Badlands in South Dakota
First Sighting We entered the Badlands National Park through the Northeast entrance after an hour drive from Rapid City via I-90. Our first stop of the day was at 8:30 to fuel up at...
South Dakota, May 2023
The Trip that ALMOST wasn’t… Travis and I finished packing at about 9:00 the night before our departure. As usual, Travis was checking all of us in to make the arrival smoother in Memphis....
Spring Break 2023, Day 2 and 3
Plans were made for day 2 before we left the house for church (sort of). We knew we both wanted to go to Sunday School at Oakland Baptist. I love my group of high...
Spring Break 2023, Day One
Travis and I usually have at least a partial plan. Going into spring break we had a few thoughts but no solid plans. Our son Jonah has recently moved to North Carolina with the...
