The Crazy Horse Memorial has been under construction since 1948. Some wonder if it will ever be complete. According to the guide, the next 5-10 year plan will include completion of Crazy Horses arm, hand and part of the horses mane. This entire project is funded by contributions and visitor admittance. At one point the […]
Month: June 2021
Visiting Mount Rushmore
We decided to check out Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial the same day. Both of these are only a few miles apart. Mount Rushmore is free to enter but $10 to park. They do offer people 62 and up a half price parking deal. Interesting facts about Mount Rushmore you may or may not […]
Boondocking in the Badlands, SD
We knew, when we left Dude Ranch, we were headed directly to the Badlands Boondocking area (aka Nomad View) just outside of Wall, SD. I’ve seen this place in so many videos and photo’s I thought it was almost obligatory for us to camp here! This boondocking area is well marked on Google Maps and […]
Dude Ranch Boondocking spot, SD
Dude Ranch Lakeside Use Area is a gem of a place! We camped here June 23 – June 28, 2021. NOTE: There is a 14′ 3″ Low Clearance bridge to go under before you can access this area. Located in Oacoma, SD (just across the river from Chamberlain, SD)…. it’s quite, well spaced out, and […]
Corn Palace & Wings of Thunder in Mitchell, SD
When we left the UP of MI June 4, 2021, we went directly to a Thousand Trails/Encore campground in Wisconsin Dells, WI which is part of our TT/Encore membership program. We’d been here before so we decided to take a couple weeks and figure out our direction of travel and what we’d do next. Long […]