"It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don't want to be most of us." -Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones
One of our most memorable hikes to date was the Notch Trail at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Several factors contributed to it's noteworthiness, including the fact that it started raining on us as we were descending a steep ladder made of logs. To be fair, the trail guide did say that this trail [...]
On our trip through South Dakota, we stopped in Custer State park and decided to do the hike to see Little Devils Tower. We had read on other blogs that this trail had amazing views. We also heard it was a slightly difficult hike. We thought we could make the hike easier by doing the [...]
Our last stop in South Dakota was Wind Cave National Park. We did not spend a lot of time here as we had a long drive ahead of us, but we did enjoy our visit. The highlight of this park is most definitely the cave tour. Here, a guide will lead you down into the [...]
After leaving Rapid City on our road trip, we headed for the Black Hills. We decided to start our day at Mount Rushmore in hopes of avoiding big crowds and because we thought it would be the busiest of the places we visited. We got there a little after 9:00 AM, and there were already [...]
Though we began our Northwest road trip in Sioux Falls, another great place to start a similar adventure is Rapid City. Rapid City is a central point for places such as Badlands National Park and The Black Hills. We were only here for a day, but we had a chance to explore the downtown area, [...]
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