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 […]