After a nice drive through Custer State Park complete with wild donkeys, bison and deer, I found my way to the Mount Rushmore road. From the one lane forest highways, the road turned into a four lane cement freeway, I thought this had to mean something substantial was up ahead. Sure enough just a few […]
Fort Welikit Campground Custer South Dakota
Fort Welikit Family Campground 24992 Sylvan Lake Rd Custer, SD 57730 (605) 673-3600 www.blackhillsrv.com Stayed in spot 44, a great campground, really nice people and away from the crowds of the Mt. Rushmore campgrounds. Nice wooded sites Some wild turkeys visited a few times. A few more on the right. Many of the people there […]
The Badlands South Dakota and White River KOA
Badlands/White River KOA 20720 Sd Highway 44 Interior, SD 57750 (605) 433-5337 I made it to the The Badlands and had a nice camp spot in the desert. While it was hot and windy, I did have the grasshoppers to keep me company. The carnage from the road, when I left this was fully white. […]
The Corn Palace Mitchell South Dakota and Fixing the Trailer Brakes
Corn Palace 603 North Main Street Mitchell, SD 57301-1945 (605) 996-1191 www.cornpalace.com Feeding my corn addiction I made a point to stop at the Mitchell Corn Palace. More of an events center than a mecca of corn, the entire outside is covered in corn products. Inside are corn murals and and a stage that hosts […]
The Great Plaines Drive through South Dakota and Sunflowers
I left the fun of Welch for the drive through South Dakota. Lots of windmills and farm fields. This one sunflower field really stood out to me, the vibrant yellow highlighted by the setting sun and my need for a break from the drive got me out of the car and into the field. I […]
Sioux Falls South Dakota and Mama’s Lada’s Enchilada Shop
Well, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, not much here. I see no reason to come back to this town anytime in the future and I had to make a post about the worst Mexican Food I encountered on this trip at: Mama’s Lada’s Enchilada Shop 116 West 11th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6304 (605) 332-2772 mamasladas.com […]