Today was the day to do one more of my favorite things here. So we hiked Black Elk Peak one more time, the views were amazing again and I got to see them one more time. We went to Mount Rushmore to see the lighting ceremony, and to see this marvelous monument one more time.

Today I did a little bit of everything, pretty much all of the activities I’ve told you about the past few day. So I thought I’d share some about the people I’ve met here on my short stay.Like our Camp Host here at Grizzly Creek Primitive camp. His name is John and he is retired …

Today Cash and I spent the day exploring Custer State Park. A huge park, full of buffalo, prairie lands, and dotted with small lakes. It was very hot today, 91 degrees. So I thought today would be a good day to do the wildlife loop in Custer Park. We saw some beautiful landscapes and some …

Today has been a good day, a lot more relaxed than yesterday. It had a more typical vacation feel. I spent the morning at Mount Rushmore, then went into Keystone and Rapid City for a little touristy shopping, and to pick up a few items. Mount Rushmore was amazing, the sheer amount of rock that …

Today was beautiful, amazing, awesome, gorgeous, all of the adjectives. Cash and I got up around 6am, made breakfast (eggs and bacon) and got ready to climb Black Elk Peak. We left the campsite around 8am for about an hour drive. The drive was amazing, not a straight bit to be had, several pig tail, …

The trip across South Dakota was amazing. Crossing the Missouri River, oceans of grassland, miles of sunflowers, the badlands, and finally the black hills. The only issue I ran into was the wind, it was really windy coming across the grasslands. The motorcycles were leaning into the cross wind so it looked like they were …

So from my house to the campsite where I’ll be staying is roughly 1300 miles. I’ll break that up into one long day and one short day. Today is the long day. So far I’ve made it Iowa, I’ll be in Iowa for a while. Here are some photos of the trip so far. Cash …