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An island of trees in a sea of grass is how some describe the Black Hills. Though I would amend that to include mountains with those trees. The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range primarily located in southwestern South Dakota. They are about 125 miles long and 65...
Mount Rushmore – the reason so many people come to South Dakota, including us! So it only makes sense that our first sightseeing adventure would start here, plus it’s only 30 minutes from where we are staying in Rapid City. Evening Lighting Ceremony Our first visit was on Wednesday evening...
It’s been almost three days since we arrived to Rapid City, South Dakota. We left Argyle, Texas Saturday morning and arrived Sunday afternoon – almost 1,000 miles! We’ve settled in to our two-bedroom apartment fairly well. Dale has not missed a beat with his work schedule and I’ve arranged everything...
Clowns to the left of me,Jokers to the right, here I am,Stuck in the middle with you.–Song by Stealers Wheel About this time tomorrow Dale and I will be fast approaching the middle of the United States, God willing. We’ll spend the night in Kansas, and arrive in South Dakota...
Twelves states are included in the United States’ “Midwest” and we will be traveling through seven of them this summer. In 2022 we kicked off “Moon River” by traveling from North Carolina to Maine, then in 2023 we traveled to Utah, Oregon and California. This year we are taking a...
I said that to Dale recently. “Dry skin?” he asks. I reply, “Nope, I’m just itching to get back on the road.” I’m even looking at cars with cartop carriers longingly. “Remember when we used one of those honey?” Sigh. It’s okay though. We’ve got a few adventures planned for...
I really wanted to create one video that represented our Moon River adventures. I selected just a few of the many videos we took along the way. I was not able to show everything we experienced but I think this gives you a good idea of how amazing our journey...
Remarkable: worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary This is a good adjective for California because it leaves room for a variety of experiences. For the most part we enjoyed tremendous beauty, but as we got into more urban environments the cultural darkness...
On Monday of this week we got up early and retraced our route back to Oxnard, California to attend Dallas Cowboy Training Camp. We had not originally planned to do this, but when Dale realized how close we’d be while in Anaheim, he took the day off so we could...
Napa to Monterey We departed Napa on a Friday morning and took three days to get to Anaheim. On the first day we drove from Napa to Monterey. On the second day we made it to Santa Barbara, then arrived at Anaheim on Sunday. The trip from Napa to Monterey...
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