Blog #6

Ginnie & Hodag

Wisconsin Farm

Wabasha's Riverfront

Wabasha Eagle

Sioux Falls

Ivy, Ely & Anna

Badlands

Susan, Ginnie, Badlands

Bison in Custer State Park

Burro, Custer State Park

Mt. Rushmore

Mark at Mt. Rushmore

Crazy Horse, near Mt. Rushmore

Deadwood, SD

Deadwood's Mt. Moriah Cemetery

Devil's Tower, Wyoming

From Wabasha, Michigan’s eagles to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin’s mythological Hodags (photo of Ginnie with one), fabulous cheese and perfect farmland, to our lovely friends, Julie & Ron (photo of their 3 adorable kids) in Roseville, Minnesota, to Mt. Rushmore, SD, we are learning the uniqueness of each state!  We drove past undulating prairie, picnicked on Wisconsin gouda bought straight from the farm, and hiked Minneapolis’ inner city Lake Calhoun (what Lake Merrit will be one day).  In South Dakota, we discovered that Sioux Falls’ famous waterfall is right downtown!  We immersed ourselves in South Dakota’s Badlands and then drove through Custer State Park where we encountered pronghorns (antelope look-alikes), wild burros, and a herd of 500 buffalos surrounding our car!  We completed our South Dakota adventure in the Old West town of Deadwood, where Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried.  Just entering Wyoming, we relived Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind at  Devil’s Tower, America’s 1st National Monument.  Next:  Yellowstone!