Thursday, March 31, 2011

We are moving and It's Great!!!

Tonight is Wednesday night and we are traveling through Wyoming.  We have made it through many states now.  I think the kids have listed them out for you.  We spent most of today in South Dakota seeing many wonderful things!!  Our first stop was in the Badlands of South Dakota.  The Bad Lands were named by the Dakota Indians (sica mako).  They named them this because of the harshness of the region.  As you can see from the pictures it is a pretty unforgiving terrain.  The soil is very light almost like sand.  I will attach a site link to the Badlands National Park website so that you can read more about it.  It was truly stunning.  On the drive in it was normal terrain.  Pretty flat with a few rolling hills and then you come to these beautiful desolate mountains.  The layering of colors in the mountains are amazing.
Our next stop was Mount Rushmore.  I was amazed as we were driving up the mountain and looked up to see George Washington Looking down at me.  Once again, I don’t think that the pictures will do it justice.  There is great majesty in the mountain.  I expected that it would be located in a busseling village, but that is not the case!!  It is out in the middle of nowhere.  The woods that surrounds it makes it all the more special.
We ended the days adventures at a place called Evans Plunge in Hot Springs, SD.  This is an indoor water park (small) that is fed by mineral hot springs.  The water is a constant 87 degrees at all times of the year.  The bottom of the pool area is smooth rocks that allow the water to seep into the pool area.  This spring and pool has been there for more than 100 years.  I will attach a link to the website that will give you more information on it.  A great experience!!
We are now driving toward Montana through Wyoming.  We hope to see the Montana Zoo in Billings tomorrow and then head for the Canadian Border.  This is truly a trip that is beyond what I had hoped for.  The kids have been great!!

1 comment:

  1. He Chico looks lie you guy a having a great time very nice pics. Safe travel buddy.

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