Occasionally on this trip I have been in a lovely park – national, state or city – and find out that there used to be big industrial goings-on in that very spot decades ago. Sioux Falls is an example of that, writ large. The falls were once dominated by...
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This is a mantra of mine always, but let me especially state it here. Always make sure you have a full tank of gas before you go into any National Park! It’s not that I learned that lesson the hard way here. It’s because Badlands is not be a place...
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I hadn’t been in a cave for a good looooong while, and I really loved it! Such a different landscape! Not so easy to photograph, however. Wind Cave has 127 miles of passages. In the summer, there are five types of tours from the easy to very strenuous. Since it was...
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The U.S. National Parks Service doesn’t just include natural phenomena. It also has a number of National Historical Parks, Monuments, Memorials and Battlefields (among others!). Mount Rushmore is a national memorial, and definitely has the vibe of learning about...
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The Crazy Horse Memorial is very close to Mount Rushmore, so they lend themselves to an easy double-visit. Crazy Horse Memorial is not a National or State Park, so funding is private. It does cost money to get in, but I was happy to support the effort. I especially...
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