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Showing posts with label South Dakota. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Dakota. Show all posts
Friday, October 29, 2010

Wind Cave National Park

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Wind Cave National Park was the best "managed cave" that we saw on our trip. Our tour was fun and not to short, and we saw severa...

Custer State Park Wildlife Loop

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The Wildlife Loop at Custer State Park was pretty fun. Highlight of the drive? The friendly Burros. The burros are the decendants of donke...

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

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Minuteman Missile NHS is east of Wall, SD, roughly around the east entrance to Badlands National Park. It may be hard to spot, but for hist...

Wall Drug

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Wall Drug- the definitive tourist trap. We stopped by, and sure enough, Wall Drug is the town of Wall, South Dakota. Lots of trinkets and ...

Mt. Rushmore National Memorial

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We almost didn't go into Mount Rushmore. You can see it from the road. Technically it's free, but it costs $10 to park (no discoun...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Mammoth Site

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We stopped at the Hot Springs Mammoth Site. Apparently a long long time ago, this was the site of a sinkhole. Columbian mammoths that had ...

Jewel Cave National Monument

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Jewel Cave was interesting, but we definitely had better stops on our South Dakota trip. We took the short cave tour, and basically got to g...

Jasper Cave

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Most of the time, seeing a dead and rotting cow in the middle of the road is not a good sign. Sometimes it is though. If I'm looking f...
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The Crazy Horse Memorial/Monument

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As a dirtbag vacationer, there was no way I was going to pay $20 to go see the Crazy Horse Memorial. Since it is visible from the highway, ...

Black Hills Sunset

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One of the nights we were camping had a spectacular sunset. I took several pictures and wanted to share them. Good times! Nearest City: GP...

Badlands National Park

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Badlands National Park is beautiful. It's a park that is mostly done from a car. We did a few short hikes to the Notch, the Window, an...

Teepee Canyon Agate Beds

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The Teepee Canyon Agate Beds are about 2 miles west of Jewel Cave National Monument. Take one of the Forest Service Roads to the North for ...

Ice Cave

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The Ice Cave is in the western Black Hills, not really close to anything. There was a big fire in the area several years ago, so instead of...

Spokane Ghost Town

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The ghost town of Spokane is within 10 miles of Mt. Rushmore. There are several buildings still standing, as well as some old abandoned vehi...