Hampton Inn Rapid City, Sd

... 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>

... what we think is the wrong turn to return to the Interstate; however, we can still get there from this road. The first town we come to is Hulett. It consists of several wood front buildings including restaurant, antique store and a few other businesses. Cute place. Our road takes us through picturesque valleys with creeks running through them. Big black clouds up ahead so we shall probably have more showers.<br><br>Earlier I mentioned the Black Hills and you ...

We left Minnesota early Tuesday for the long drive across South Dakota to near Rapid City and Mt. Rushmore. Due to park restrictions, we stayed at Hart's Ranch, a Coast to Coast Resort for one night, then moved over the next day to Rushmore Shadows. Actually, Hart's Ranch is the nicer park, but Rushmore Shadows is nice, too. Unfortunately, both are quite a bit outside Rapid City, so it's ...

... in summer, many thousands every day. Even for us non-American citizens it was quite a moving experience, as you met these men face-to-face. The ranger took us on a tour, and 'introduced' us to them, explaining their role in creating the nation that we know as the U.S.A. - the dreams, the visions, the passion of these men, who idvidually came to power, and indivdually strived to see their dreams for the United States ...

... it made the ride a little bit more exciting. Another 18-ish girl, from Vegas, went flying by yelling, "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!!" at the top of her squeaky lungs. Worried at first, I couldn't help but laugh a bit, when she came to a screeching halt. Either way, we had a great time, (My horsy was perfect), and we both walked bowlegged for the next few hours. After a scenic but surprising trail ride, we hop back into Stella and head for Rapid City. Phil saw a Sonic on the way ...

... Lancaster, CA during childhood visits. We went to take a picture with the jackalope in the town square and were told about another jackalope at the chamber of commerce, when we got there we met Helga who turned out to be from Baltimore and was in love with Abby -- she took us jackalope hunting and we almost caught one! Renewed by her jackalope sightings, Ann had a better attitude heading into what she thought would be a long day of driving through Nebraska. As we headed out ...

... it for jewelry by it is too fragile but ended up opening it for tourism. The holes they found is the only known entrance to date. It became an National Park Site in 1908 - thus protecting it from being disturbed too much, so it has been well preserved. They reckon they have mapped only about 3-5% of the system. Experienced cavers go underground for 4 days at a time to map more but as it now takes 12 hours to reach the end of the mapped area it is going to take a very ...

I got an early start heading south on 83 then west on I-90. I made a short stop at the Murdo rest area and crossed into mountain time a little bit further down the road. When I reached Kadoka I stopped at the Petrified Gardens, looked around and had a Dr. Pepper. Years later during my trips to California I would often go rockhounding with my cousins husband whose favorite discovery was petrified wood. Doing a goggle search ...