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Wow!!! What a spectacular day we had. Took a scenic hwy. to Devils Tower, hiked around that and watched about 5 climbers on the rock. I think most of them were girls. It truly was a great day. I just love Wyoming and if I can talk James into spending Continue Reading

Today is a special day for this special lady! Sarah is 96 years young and going strong. Sarah is James’s grandmother and now mine!! She lives in Simpsonville, SC with her daughter. They celebrated last Saturday at her home. We will celebrate you this day and we wish you a Continue Reading

Did you know that South Dakota was the number one producer of sunflower seeds in the United States. This is a small one that we passed on our Badlands walk but driving on hwy. 90 west we drove past miles and miles of sunflower fields. If only they had been Continue Reading

This is Sylvan Lake. It was crowded and all the kids were having a blast. Signs all over, no jumping or diving from the rocks. Clearly people can not read!! When we were leaving we heard sirens, etc and the police were thinning them out. It was like a jail Continue Reading

While driving through Custer we came upon Sylvan Lake. We took the hike around the lake and this opening in the rock was right there. The challenge for James as you can see is……can I get in there?? Of course he can. While he was inside two guys were getting Continue Reading

This is within Custer State Park The hwy. winds around and around and these rock formations look like needles, hence the name!! Went through two tunnels one car at a time. It was a great day in Custer. S & J

We traveled through Custer State Park today. Took the wildlife loop and then some. We stopped twice and got two hikes in. 71,000 acres of land. Quite impressive and so much to see. So the following pictures will be from today. Enjoy!! S & J

Now this is another site to see. This work of art will never be complete in my lifetime. It sure will be something to see though. We took the bus tour and got the low down of the entire process. Great history behind it. They have several museums and such Continue Reading

Oh My!!!! This was another great day. Not crowded, weather was cool and the sun was shining!! We hiked/climbed the presidents trail so we were actually under this magnificent work of art and talent. Not sure how to describe it, maybe something like this…If you have not seen it, just Continue Reading

The walk was incredible, the views were great and we passed a dozen other hikers out early. A great day in the Badlands. So signs are all over…”rattlesnakes”, you know I love that. We have not seen any, however getting back on the trail at the 1/2 way point a Continue Reading