The Bible Tour

Across from the corn palace was a shop with a walking tour of recreated Biblical scenes. We toured at the kind request of the shop owner. @ Mitchell, South Dakota

The Corn Palace

Stopped at the world's only 🌽 palace. @ Mitchell, South Dakota

A Gift from Lu

A belated birthday gift from LuLu !

Nick Clifford

I met the last remaining original Mount Rushmore worker, now age 97, and the sole survivor by 11 years. I bought his book and had it autographed. @ Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Some Pics of the Mount Rushmore Entrance

Our Hotel

We drove straight through the night and morning to South Dakota so we just enjoyed our hotel and waited until the next day to see the mountain.

This deer was my only company at 1am

Wall Drug

Overrated tourist crud. Skip it. 

South Dakota

The morning we arrived in South Dakota @ South Dakota

We're Back!

We just arrived home from a marathon trip to Mount Rushmore. 25 plus hours of driving in 53 hours, with our four kids and the exchange student. One big fight,  one puke,  one hour long wrong turn into Iowa, one tearfilled hour, one fender bender,  one national monument,  and one budget largely adhered to despite ourselves.

My younger kids will have missed the 1st day of school due to the late arrival from the trip. Having myself attended 20 plus years of school to date, they learned more on the road then they ever would in a single day in a classroom.

This was Jaw Dropping