Someday, I will do this trip justice. But for now - here is the latest update:
The truth about South Dakota is - there isn't much there.
Miles and miles with nary a gas station - yet somehow, we had the time of our lives.
The best bang for our buck was in Rapid City, SD at the dinosaur park. For 99¢ you can get a hot dog with all the fixings, a root beer, and small bag of popcorn. While we munched Punk and Kooka climbed on the Jurassic jungle gym - 1930's era life-sized, concrete dinosaur statues. Thank goodness we were traveling with kids who really know their dino stuff, contrary to the info there - brontosaurus is not a real dinosaur, and as far as I know, t-rex did actually have teeth. But it was fun nonetheless.
We couldn't drive I-90 through this state without stopping at the badlands. It is one of Punk's favorite places in the entire world - giant mountains of ancient volcanic ash to climb and explore. Oddly enough - Kooka was wearing the exact same thing she was wearing when we were here 4 years ago - same hat, same shirt, same hoodie. I took way more pictures than I needed to - including one of the "beware of rattlesnakes" sign.
We finished our night in Murdo, SD at the LandMark Inn - which is absolutely charming and keeps their indoor pool heated to 90° and open until midnight. We ordered dinner from Prairie Pizza - amazing stuff - and to top it off, the crust is brushed with a light cinnamon sugar glaze, which you dip into the warm cups of frosting they add free to every order. Dinner and dessert all in one.
Hopefully, we'll be home tomorrow!
The giant trike outside of the LandMark hotel.
2 comments:
Looks like you guys have had quite the adventure! Get home safe and I hope every one is feeling better!
Hey, Punk...looking at your picture makes me think of "Honey I Shrunk The Kids"!
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