Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota has about 150 miles of cave passageways. We visited the park one morning to explore about two miles of the 150 on a guided ranger tour. Wind Cave is different than the other caves we’ve visited. Unlike most other caves, like those at Lewis & Clark State Park […]
Search for Fossils in Badlands National Park, South Dakota
In between our reservations at Yellowstone and Glacier National Park, we made a three-week loop through the Dakotas. Our first stop was Wall, SD outside Badlands National Park. We’d already spent a couple months hiking and exploring deserts through the southwestern states, and our kids seemed a little weary of hot sandy trails and blazing […]
Mt. Rushmore: Four Presidents on a Hill in South Dakota
While camped in Wall, South Dakota, we made the two hour drive to visit Mt. Rushmore on a day trip. Not a whole lot to say about Mt. Rushmore. It’s four presidents on a hill in South Dakota. We arrived about nine o’clock and were back on the road by noon, having walked the short […]
Fossil Find in Badlands National Park
The Badlands were HOT! The sun seemed directly overhead for four hours of the day, so even if we got up and out early, you only get a little time without sweltering heat. Mark suggested one morning we venture off the trail a bit to look for fossils in the creek wash. I thought he […]