Saturday, September 5, 2015 After all the official events of Curtis’ graduation weekend were over, we planned to have one more full day of exploring New England before driving back to the Midwest. We were up bright and early on Saturday morning and ready to go. We said goodbye to Curtis’ parents, who had to get back…
September 1 & 2, 2015 All summer long, right up until the day before we left, people kept coming up to me and saying “Wow! You finally get to see him soon! This summer has gone fast, hasn’t it?!” And all I could say was…no! It felt like years ago since our week in Wisconsin…
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Hiking to Harney’s Peak My awesome siblings! For our last full day of vacation, I had tentatively planned a longer hiking trip for us to do together. I had heard about Harney’s Peak, the highest point in SD, and thought the trail sounded manageable for my family. I presented the idea…
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Devil’s Tower and Spearfish Canyon For our 3rd full day of vacationing, we decided to take a little road trip to visit Devil’s Tower National Monument. It’s a 2 hour drive from where we were staying – in Hill City, SD – but we had heard from multiple people that it…
Monday, July 6, 2015 Exploring the Black Hills of South Dakota For our first full day in the Black Hills area, we decided to do a little mix of sightseeing and hiking. Everything we wanted to see was within a reasonable driving distance from where we were staying, so we never had to do too…
Sunday, July 5, 2015 Badlands National Park On Sunday morning, we left bright and early for the 2 hour drive from Pierre to the Badlands. The temperature was forecasted to be in the 90’s for the day, so the earlier the start, the better! In the Badlands, there is basically no shade, so we packed…