I love the Badlands. In small doses. I’ve only ever been in May-June and it gets damn hot. So I love the Badlands… for about 48 hours. Then it’s time for a shower! And the Cedar Pass Restaurant near the Visitors Center has delicious frybread tacos. Yum! My favorite hiking trail in the Badlands is…
Category: The States
Summer 2017, Day 2: Mitchell, SD to The Badlands
After the obligatory stop at the corny Corn Palace, we were on Interstate 90 crossing South Dakota. There’s a really nice rest area and free interpretive center in Chamberlain, SD overlooking the Missouri River that we have stopped at on a number of trips. This time there was something new. A beautiful 50 foot statue…
Summer 2017, Day 1: Home to Mitchell, SD
In 2017 we decided to revisit some of the parks we had enjoyed on our first trip together back in 2008. This felt appropriate as I was 7 months pregnant with our child and it seemed like a good way to celebrate this chapter in our lives. And I REALLY wanted some good frybread tacos.…
Travels with Preggo
Don’t road trip with a woman that is 7 months pregnant. It will quickly devolve into a tour of EVERY rest stop along your route and lots of food stops. And she blocks out the scenery in the photos.
Indignity!
Indignity I say! This is no way to travel! I’m going to have to speak with the management!
Headed back to the 479
Time to get a little pre-flight on! The humans and I are killing time with craft beer in CLT. Look for my ENC write up soon. Gotta tell you all the crazy times with the G’s out in the swamp. Always, The Wallster
Showing off my bling
I love these Carolina beaches, and all the wonderful beach bunnies!
Preflighting
Literally!
Back to my roots.
The world travels have been wonderful, but every now and then you just have to go to the wonderful place called Home. The prairie is calling, and I must go. Let’s roll, fellow adventurers.
Stupid Cornwallis
I was relaxing in the hot tub and then Amanda comes in, all in a panic that she’d lost Cornwallis in the bar. I said it would be a good place to lose him… But as we found him. Safe and sound. Stupid jerk.