Whoa, we are getting really close to the start of our South American adventure – we leave tomorrow! We’ve been hanging out in Brookings with my family, mainly relaxing, eating and drinking for the past week. We had a great little road trip to get here! We left Michigan on Thursday, June 5th and drove to the Quad cities in Iowa. Friday morning we drove to Omaha and spent the day (and night) with family and friends. Saturday morning was spent in Lincoln with more family and friends and then we had a long drive out to Chadron, NE. Sunday we spent in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota and then explored the Northern Black Hills on Monday. Tuesday was a long drive day from Western to Eastern SD with stops at Wall Drug, the Badlands and the Corn Palace. Here’s what we saw along the way:
Quick stop by Memorial Stadium in Lincoln
Exploring Wind Cave National Park
Brandon’s first visit to Mount Rushmore!
Custer State Park
Cruising around the Black Hills
Top of Little Devil’s Tower in Custer State Park
Both of us on Little Devil’s Tower
View of the Needles
Bison on the side of the road
Waterfall in Spearfish Canyon
Relaxing with some beers at Crow Peak Brewery in Spearfish
The Badlands
More of the Badlands
Hiking in the Badlands
More hiking in the Badlands (I went a little photo snap happy!)