Monday June 18 – Badlands National Park in South Dakota is about a 60-mile-long arc stretching west to east while only 3-4 miles across in many areas.  Most of the park experience is done along the 25-mile “Badlands Loop Road”…

Sunday June 17 –  Visiting Mount Rushmore and some of our nation’s founding fathers on Father’s Day seemed appropriate.  When Earl and Ethel visited Rushmore in July ’37 only George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were complete.  Washington was dedicated July…

June 12-16 After two full days to cross the remainder of Oregon and then Idaho we reached West Yellowstone, Montana.  We took advantage of our late afternoon arrival to enter Yellowstone Park at the West Entrance to hunt for bison.…