The United States

The United States
Our Vacation "Destination"

Thursday, June 23, 2011

June 23, 2011

Ok, so this trip is not boring.  It was only the driving that was boring.  The Badlands were BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING!  And now there are military convoys driving by us.  They are going East, but who knows to where?   - Joseph

It is a fun trip today.  We are going to Mount Rushmore and a campground in Custer.  I am going to swim when we get there.  We learned that animals used to live in the Badlands and we saw the Corn Palace.  It had samples of popcorn. We had a tour.  I got a slushy in Minnisota.  I was the first one up today.  - Elena

We are on the road now and it is boring.  - James

Tom does not want to post....he says he is praying for a gas station, as we have less than 1/8th of a tank left.  There are many miles between service areas in these parts.  Oh, now he is happy to note that he just saw a sign for Exxon at the next exit, 6 miles away.  The kids are glad, too, as they did not want to have to push the RV to the next exit.  :)

The Badlands National Park is just awe inspiring.  I can't find the words to explain how beautiful and unique a landscape it is.  The Praire is also very different to look at.  There are virtually no trees.  Just miles and miles of flat grasslands.  This is the first time in our trip that the land around us looks different enough so as to make it clear that we are NOT in Massachusetts, nor anywhere thereabouts.  - Christina

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