Americas Best Value Inn - Rapid City

... rival down the road. I would tell you all about it but I think you'd benefit more from looking it up yourself.<br><br><br><br>Thought of the Day<br><br>Is free wireless ever really free?<br><br>For reference<br><br>I paid $80 to be seen by a doctor<br>Due to impaired hearing, I thought he said 'rear' when he asked to look in my 'ear'<br>I have been asked not to go back to that particular medical centre

... 8 motel, which turned out to be a pleasant surprise, as for the same price as we've been paying in the last 4 hotels we've got a separate room for the kids (with tv), the usual free wi-fi &amp; breakfast and a indoor heated swimming pool &#8211; which Fred &amp; the kids are planning to use shortly. Pizza Hut delivered our dinner, which was far more than we could eat, but still yummy. Off to catch up on our two huge loads of laundry, while I sip my A&amp;W Root Beer.....<br>

... parks wildlife loop road. We also wanted to check out what was going on with the buffalo that had been rounded up last week. I'll let the photos tell the story of what's happening with the buffalo.<br><br>If you should ever find yourself in this part of the country we would recommend both Custer State park and the Norbeck Byway ...

... lucky to get in. Yum, what bold spices and authentic ingredients! They fill up with reservations, but they squeezed us in because the parties had not yet arrived. Bring your own wine, how strange!<br><br>We marveled at the Victorian Gothic St. Helena Cathedral (1914) with its two dramatic 230-foot (20-story) spires with ravens nesting above the head of St. Helena. It was modeled after the Votive Church of the Sacred Heart in Vienna, Austria. We ...

... my hand, this is where I have all the freedoms in the world and where I can work hard to become who I want to be. These feelings came out of nowhere yet were so strong... The weirdest thing for me to get used to was that English was everywhere and everybody I spoke to spoke English. At first, when I would start talking to people I would test out if they knew English, like I usually do in the Middle East, and then I would realize, I'm in America ...

... for Rapid City arriving to meet our hosts Jeff and Renee at their lovely home. They have two gorgeous King Charles Spaniels called Bandit and Molly and they were great fun. Renee cooked a lovely homecooked meal of Elk and we sat down to really appreciate it. The kids were elated at the rich chocolate dessert that followed. We all headed to bed early and enjoyed a good night sleep, though there was ...

... herd of buffalot crossed the street just a few cars in front of us inside the Park. Really neat. Tomorrow we leave for Buffalo, WY, and then Cody, WY, the next day. Then we hit our first big objective of the trip, Yellowstone Park, on Friday. Then it will be on to Glacier Park, Calgary, Edmonton, Dawson Creek, and then the Alcan Highway to Alaska. Still a long ways to go, but we are having a great time. Will post more when I have time and we have Wifi coverage. Buddy

... V.V. was afraid. We drove directly back to Mount Rushmore, which turned out to be an amazing place. We had seen it from a distance but it was much more awe-inspiring up close. Upon our exit there was a family of white mountain goats grazing right by the parking lot. We were able to take pictures as they met the 10 foot rule. Dinner was at the local saloon and afterwards we went back to the hotel and had an early night.

... round barn built in 1919. The barn houses the collection of Clarence's old stuff and upstairs are the movie props used in the movie "Dances With Wolves". The horse Kevin Costner rode is still alive and standing at the tender age of 33. There were two cowboys dressed in period costumes and sporting shotguns who walked around shooting up the town. The wind was howling and it was bitter cold so we traveled quickly between buildings. We entered ...

... wood I found this plae mentioned but until today when I reviewed my log book I had forgotten that I had been there. <br> Next I got a partial fillup of gas because I found the price in this outying area had jumped up like it usually did away from the city. I had a 20 gallon tank and usually got between 15 and 18 miles per gallon so had a range of about 300 to 350 miles and I always tried to plan my route so I would hit and ...