So we took an interest in being off of the computer and outside as we crossed the Mississippi. Therefore, we took way more pictures and spent less time writing. I will take you down a quick summary of the midwest and Rockies by way of the highlight picture tour.
Not actually as cool as it sounds; in nowhere South Dakota
The murals inside and out change every year.
Jake in the Badlands, SD; We spent a few days here. Interesting formations but windy and depressing...except for...
except for Buffalo! This huge herd came through camp while we ate our oatmeal one morning! They were beautiful and their size shook the ground as they picked up speed and trotted away.
Devil's Tower is truly spectacular, esp on a day like this. It is a sacred native american site.
Can't escape the midwest without some prairie dogs!
We paid the ridiculous parking rate and saw Mt. Rushmore on a stormy and blustery day. It really was spectacular and the ranger led walk was worth our time. Then we took funny pix.
Can't imagine why that little face is not immortalized as such with the others!?
Pretty goats hanging out in the parking lot as they do...
Sadly we do not have pix of the 40mph snowstorm we slept in without a proper tent (missing a pole) or the spectacular depths of Jewel and Wind Caves but we do have my hair after a week without showering and keeping it tamed under my hat until this moment of freedom. No products were used in the making of this hairstyle.
Enough for this post. Next we made it to Colorado for 4 days of work to pay off the trip, hiking, freezing, and continuing west through more parks….
