The first words out of Miles’ mouth this morning were “I read yesterday’s blog. You left out the most important part.” It turns out that last night while eating at the Saltgrass Steakhouse, Miles polished off his own 16oz…
One year ago, our family was traveling to sunny and exotic Phoenix, Arizona, to follow our Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl. This season, the wins did not add up like we would have preferred, and the team…
For the first time on this vacation, Stephanie got up before me. She is ready to get home! One great benefit of sleeping in the pop-up camper last night is that it allowed us a much faster getaway this…
It rained a considerable amount overnight but when we stepped out of our tent this morning, you would not know it by the ground. Expecting to find mud, the dirt around our campsite was dry. Looks like all that…
While getting breakfast together this morning, I had the song from Mt. Rushmore – “My Country” – going through my head. I may have even sung a few words. Stephanie said she was also thinking of the song today. …
We have decided that we like staying at campsites for more than one night. The Big Pine Campground in Custer has been good to us for three nights, but it is now time to move on. Driving out of…
Another leisurely morning of camping for us today. We pulled out of our campsite around 11:30 and made a beeline for the Crazy Horse Memorial. We visited last night for a short period of time to see the laser…
We have been aching to have some hot temperatures on this vacation. South Dakota was supposed to answer the call for us. After all, it has been extremely hot here and they are in the middle of a drought. …
Happy Birthday Marissa! Marissa turns 9 today and we had some special things planned for her. We pulled out of Devils Tower early – 7:45am – so that we could get to Deadwood, South Dakota, by 9:00 for…
The alarm went off at 5:30 as we had big plans to get out of Yellowstone at a decent time. Trying to get the five of us to load the van, take down tents, and do it while not…