Our Travel Adventures

5/2/2015 Becky and Greg left Keystone, SD  Travel Lodge RV park around 11:20 this a.m.  Drove our Kodiak on 385 North on 16A to 385 to Deadwood, SD . The roads in Deadwood were being replaced making it very difficult to get around in our RV. We wished to visit the famous grave sites in town, but was not able to maneuver the very steep roads because of their condition. The scenery was beautiful through the  Black Hills of South Dakota Next stop Sturgis, SD.  We stopped at the  Full Throttle Saloon  for a cold one and a chat with one of the waitresses their.  July of this year, they will be celebrating their 75th year, expecting 1.3 million bikers this year. Main Street during Bike week. Picture of what Main Street looks like during Bike week After our Sturgis visit, we headed back West on 14A to 385 to travel the Spearfish, SD  scenic drive.  Beautiful running water racing alon...

4/29/2015 The Prairie Homestead is a sod house located at 21070 South Dakota Highway 240 north of Interior , South Dakota . The house was constructed by Ed Brown and his wife in 1909. The Browns built their home with sod bricks and topped it with a grass roof. Western South Dakota was one of the last regions of the state to be settled by homesteaders, and the house is now one of the few remaining sod homes in the state. The home is now open to visitors for tours and houses farm animals and prairie dogs on its grounds. Note: Rattle Snake about 5 feet away from Becky as she walked by.  Rattles are a scary sound when you don't know where they are coming from.  Becky moved on and everything is okay.

4/28/2015 The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, South Dakota is the headquarters of the South Dakota State Historical Society . Opened in 1989, the center houses the State Historical Society’s administrative, historic preservation, and research and publishing offices . The Center is also the home of the State Archives and Museum. Through these five programs, the South Dakota State Historical Society preserves and interprets the history and culture of South Dakota and its people. The Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society was founded in 1901. The collection has grown to over 30,000 artifacts. The State Archives was created by the State Legislature in 1975, but the origins of the archives collections date back to the creation of the State Historical Society in 1891. The State Archives contains over 12,000 cubic feet of records that document many aspects of South Dakota’s history and heritage.

4/27/2015 We entered  South Dakota  early today.  We are experiencing beautiful scenery as we travel. Stopped at rest stop to pick up any tourist information. Since the area experiences so much wind they place their picnic tables with enclosures. Wind does blow a lot across I-90. So many ranches and farms with thousands of acres for miles. Nearest neighbor has to be quite away. Greg still driving and managing the windy conditions. They have railroad arms that come down and close these roads when they have bad weather. More cattle in the state than people. Not visible in these pictures but they have pheasants that walk along the shoulders pecking at the road.  Guess they are looking for insects or grain that falls from the trucks. Crossing the Missouri River near a small town called Pickstown. Has a population around 206. Exit 260 near Chamberlain was a fun place to stop.  Front of buildings look similar to a western town bu...

2015 Our Travel Adventures, Western United States Dates: 2015-04-07 to 2015-05-26 From: North Port, FL To ESPN Wide World of Sports, FL Estimated Fuel Costs: $2703.54 Total Trip Length: 6906.8 mi Total Drive Time: 110:55 Start #1 Name: Home Address: North Port, FL Stop #2 Name: Drew and Moey's Home Address: Noblesville, IN Stop #2a Name: Barbara Williams Home Address: Anderson, IN Stop #3 Name: Stan and Debbie's Home Address: Fort Wayne, IN Stop #4 Name: Becky's Brother/Sister-In-Law's Home Address: Des Moines, IA Stop #5 Name: Hard Rock Casino Address: Sioux City, IA Stop #6 Name: Badlands National Park Address: 20695 SD Hwy. 240 Interior, South Dakota 57750 Website: http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm Phone #: (605) 4335361 Description: People are drawn to the rugged beauty of the Badlands. These geologic deposits contain one of the world's richest fossil beds. Ancient mammals such as the r...