Lisa
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A walk in the prairie
Off and on light rain showers were the weather report this morning, and I got caught in a shower on a walk. I was warm enough from walking that I wasn’t cold. The afternoon turned beautiful and was in the mid-70s. Finally, the great temps we’ve been looking for! Our afternoon hike was on a…
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Prairie Potholes Everywhere!
Today we drove on SD Highway 25 for the most part, starting off on gravel to avoid a closure. There are so many prairie potholes in NE South Dakota. It’s fun to say and really scenic to drive through—literally— the roads are built up and go through the prairie potholes. Many are lake-sized, but shallow.…
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Little House in Hades
It was ninety-eight degrees today in De Smet, SD, while touring sites of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life here. It was flat uncomfortable and Usain’s air-conditioner struggled a bit. I took the tour in town at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society that included the Surveryors’ House they lived in one winter, the First School of…
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Not far enough north!
After Tony’s early morning run, we moved up the road to the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center to get better cell reception for his work session. I hiked most of the trails at my leisure and took pictures of plants and critters. Tony joined me for a second hike, then we enjoyed lunch here. We drove…
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Destination Acadia, Maine via North Dakota
We spent the past few days packing the van and telling the cats we were getting ready for our next trip. I don’t think they were listening. They seemed a bit shocked and upset when I nabbed them and popped them into the van this morning. But they jumped into their kennel and were mostly…
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Breaking the rules to get home today
We have a general rule of not driving more than three or four hours on travel days. Today we did double that to get home. That was a record in Usain, but we all made it safe and sound.
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Cars and so much more
We said goodbye to Custer State Park today and stopped in Rapid City, SD for a little laundry. A stop at Wall Drug is almost obligatory and I chose the garden burger while Tony tried the buffalo burger for lunch. We then toured the Pioneer Auto museum in Murdo, SD and spent the night in…
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Creek Crossings on Horseback and on Foot
I took a two-hour horseback ride from the stables at Blue Bell Campground and had so much fun with Ghost. I met a mom and daughter from Ogden, Iowa, right before the ride and we were in the line of horses together. The weather was perfect, and Ghost knew what he was doing. We went…
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There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!
We started the day’s exploration back at Badger Clark’s cabin as it was closed yesterday after our hike around it. He had almost 1,000 books that are in shelves around the fireplace and along one wall. They have preserved the cabin as he left it, and have his boots lining the wall of his bedroom.…
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Legion Lake at Custer State Park
We drove the full length of the wildlife loop road this morning and only saw two male bison in the distance. We saw hundreds yesterday! Where did they go? When we got to the new Bison Center (opened last year), the ranger asked Tony how many we saw on our drive and said the herd…