Yesterday, fortunately, we had our brakes checked, even though our complete “tune-up guy” in Michigan said they were great. They had to be replaced and I am thankful, especially with the winding, steep roads through Yellowstone Park today. The weather smiled on us once again, with cool temperatures and blue sky .( As the day […]

We left the Branch House in historic Deadwood, S.D., a town we would visit again, and headed to the hills. Along the scenic byway through Spearfish Canyon, we stopped at Bridal Falls and spotted not only colorful yellow autumn on the hills but mountain goats along the road. They were unafraid and beautiful. We continued […]

Last night our entertainment was a walk through the Wall Cemetary across the road, which is perched on the outer wall of the Badlands, but we packed up and left early this morning from our little cabin in Wall, stopping in NOWHERESVILLE to find something for breakfast This has to be a first. Stale donuts and […]

We decided to take it easy today and give the driver a break, so we drove a short distance to the Badlands State Park for a hike. The weather was perfect–65-70 degrees, sunny, no humidity, and blue skies! The smokey skies cleared with the nice north breeze, so the formations appeared much more colorful today. […]

Just when we thought our accommodations were the best at the lodge in Mitchell, we have pulled in at the end of  a long drive and an adventure-filled day at the Frontier Cabins in Wall., South Dakota. (OK, we did the Wall Drugstore at the suggestion of friends, but we could not get out of […]

It was a corny and spammy kind of day. (I will explain later.) We were up bright and early for our drive from Rochester, Minnesota to Mitchell, South Dakota, passing more cornfields than I have ever seen in my life! Wind farms punctuated the flat prairies, as we drove along red roads. I could not […]