Category: Travel

People spend a great deal of money on travel and exploring other countries. But, they often overlook the beautiful places in their own state, counties, or neighboring counties.

The United States has some fabulous places to explore! Below are a few places our family has been to over the years. Enjoy looking at the posts and maybe they will inspire you to get out and enjoy taking in new sites in the area you live in.

Badlands Revisit

Badlands Revisit Today we are leaving Hill City, South Dakota and starting to snake our way toward Green Bay, Wisconsin. Last night’s homework was to write down places to stop on the way home.  Number...

Custer State Park Exploring

On the first day of our trip, we did a quick drive-through of Custer State Park. Today we plan on exploring Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park. Custer State Park General Store The...

Spearfish Canyon and Pactola Lake

Spearfish Canyon and Pactola Lake Spearfish Canyon and Pactola Lake were locations I secretly waited for. Spearfish Canyon held waterfalls and I positively adore waterfalls!  Plus, My new Vu Filter system was screaming for attention....

Deadwood and Sturgis

Deadwood and Sturgis Plenty of road travel time and interesting spots to stop off at today. Deadwood and Sturgis are where we are setting our sights today. Sorry for the long break in the middle of...

Badlands and Wall Drug South Dakota

The Badlands and Wall Drug South Dakota  For the second portion of our 10-day trip, we made a stop in the ghost town of Cottonwood, South Dakota, The Badlands, and Wall Drug South Dakota. With...

Butler Rock

Wisconsin doesn’t have very many mountains and after a trip to Tennessee, my husband and I decided to find a few additional hiking spots. Today, while out exploring on ATV we found Butler Rock in...