We got the opportunity to drive out to the west side of the state recently to meet Grandma Jean and Papa Steve! It was an awesome vacation and we got to stay in a small cabin for a reasonable price (since it was the weekend before Memorial Day).
On our way out west we stopped at a "minute man missile" information center and learned about the history of the Cold War and how South Dakota played a part. Very cool. Cache got to sit in a Minute Man chair ;)
We also stopped at "Wall Drug" in Wall, SD which is pretty much the "Ron John's" of this state. Tourist trap! But we had lunch and got to take a break, so yah!
Of course out options were slightly limited due to weather and dates, but we had lots of fun! First we visited "Evan's Plunge" which is a water slide/pool made out of a hot spring! The water wasn't too hot, but it was lots of fun! Cache loved going down the water slide! Jared and I got to enjoy the speed slides and Hercules Rings. It's hard to swing across an entire pool with rings! We had so much fun, that we came back later that day with grandma and papa.
On our way back to the cabin, we ran into buffalo on the road! Not something I think I've come across before. This was in Wind Cave National Park.
The next day we made it out to Mt. Rushmore. It is a little smaller than I expected, but I think I've heard that before, so I wasn't too surprise. In fact, what surprised me more was the fact that they were having a high school graduation there! I didn't know they did that...
Camping was lots of fun and everyone was tuckered out! Cache even slept through 2 hours of everyone cleaning up around him and making lots of noise!
Picked up some black hills gold while in the black hills!
The trip home was fun too. We got to visit the Ellsworth AFB and museum.
And of course, the best thing at Wall Drug was the BTTF car parked outside! Complete with a mr. Fusion or Parkinson's donations! Awesome... :)
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