Aug 16, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel Minnesota
Did you know that there’s a SPAM Museum? A whole museum dedicated to lovely, glorious, wonderful Spam? The SPAM Museum is based in Austin, Minnesota and is conveniently located just off of I-90. So, of course, we had to stop by for a visit. A Brief History of...
Aug 14, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel Iowa
This article is third in a series chronicling our journey on Saturday, August 8, 2020. The first two posts are Keeping it Corny at the Corn Palace and Porter Sculpture Park: A Quirky Roadside Attraction along I-90. To cap off our epic day of travel, Daniel and I...
Aug 13, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
After our visit to The World’s Only Corn Palace this morning, I didn’t think the day could get any better. Then we stumbled upon Porter Sculpture Park. Located about 30 miles west of Sioux Falls in the middle of some farmlands, Porter Sculpture Park is...
Aug 12, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
When planning our road trip across I-90, Daniel and I mapped out key roadside attractions along the way. While Wall Drug Store was probably our most anticipated tourist destination, the Corn Palace came in a close second. Daniel has fond memories of the Corn Palace...
Aug 10, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
Sun blazed into our tent at the crack of dawn, chasing us both out of bed. There wasn’t much in the way of shade around here. It was about to get really hot, and we didn’t want to be around for that. I was a little sleepy this morning, too – thanks...
Aug 9, 2020 | Hiking in South Dakota, Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
I sat bolt upright in the dark and listened intently. It sounded like a large animal was directly outside of our tent. Scratch that – it sounded like several animals were right outside of our tent. Maybe even a herd. Definitely a herd. In fact I was absolutely...
Aug 8, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
While I may be a newbie at the cross-country road trip, Daniel is an old hand. He has traveled across our fair continent several times. As such, he has garnered a wealth of experience to help guide our path. One destination, in particular, stood out as we planned our...
Aug 7, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
During our Black Hills road trip, my husband Daniel and I spent an afternoon visiting Custer State Park. I’d never heard of the park before we arrived in the area but it came highly recommended by our campground host. As it turns out, the park is enormous. We...
Aug 6, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel South Dakota
If you’re planning a Black Hills road trip, there are plenty of things to do near Mount Rushmore besides seeing the iconic presidential monument. My husband Daniel and I visited the Black Hills in the summer of 2020 and were blown away by the natural beauty of...
Aug 4, 2020 | Hiking in Wyoming, Road Trip, Travel Wyoming
After yesterday’s short hike around Bear’s Lodge, I wasn’t quite ready to leave this magnificent monolith. So I got up early to go on another hike in Devil’s Tower National Monument. We were camped at the KOA campground which is located right...
