Moving to Hawaii • Driving from Iowa to South Dakota • September 5, 2017 After packing, final goodbyes and prayers, we were off on our next adventure, headed West! Two years ago, I went to South Dakota on vacation with my family, and so many times I thought to myself how much Curtis would enjoy everywhere I…
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…
Saturday, July 4, 2015 Traveling to Pierre, South Dakota One of my big bucket list items for this summer was to go on vacation somewhere with my family. Now, if you read this blog often, you may be surprised to learn that there was a time when I once hated going on vacation. Sad, but…