Custer State Park/ Calamity Jane Coffee & Winery
Our early morning wake up call paid off and we got a campsite at Center Lake Campground at Custer State Park for the next 3 [...]
Camping in Black Hills National Forest- South Dakota
We woke up to another chilly morning at Badlands National Park. The temperature extremes in the desert always amaze me. We were planning to head [...]
Exploring Badlands National Park
Francis woke up early in the morning to watch for the bison we had heard come right up to the campground. It was very chilly [...]
Badlands National Park/ Sage Creek Campground
We spent some time exploring the Hieb Memorial Park where we had spent the night. It was a really nice park with a creek running [...]
South Dakota, finally
We woke to a bright, sunny day at Wildcat State Park in Iowa and decided to do a little hiking before getting back on the [...]
Still driving- It’s all a blur of corn
After a very nice complimentary breakfast, we loaded up the car and drove to the nearby jeep dealership, Dellen Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep, for an oil change and [...]
Road trip west – Days 2&3 / Ohio and Indiana
We stretched out our time at High Country Cottages and Motel until the noon checkout time enjoying the amenities as we knew we still had [...]
Road trip west- Day 1- High Country Cottages & Motel
As lovely as Maine was, we were ready to head west. We settled on a route that would take us to South Dakota while bypassing [...]
Staying at the Ramada (sort of)
After a surprisingly restful night sleep in the public parking lot, we organized the car then walked around the block to a nearby coffee shop [...]
Lobster Dinner in Wiscasset, Maine
After another comfortable night in the parking lot at Donnell Pond, we were ready to explore a little more of Maine. First, though we decided [...]