We have seen a lot on the old west, Oregon Trail, Lewis and Clark, but very little on more current events. So, I was very excited when I found a Minuteman National Historic Site. During the Cold War with Russia, the U.S. began to stockpile nuclear weapons. The U.S. built missile launch sites all over the country.… Read More Minuteman Missile Site, South Dakota
South Dakota is wonderful. The Black Hills are beautiful. There are so many Ponderosa Pines…everywhere. The air is so clean and fresh. People are friendly there. The roads shimmer. It reminded me of South Carolina. In SC, there was shiny pieces of rock all of the ground. Brent said it was formica. Now, I know… Read More South Dakota – Random Thoughts on our Time There
I could hardly believe it! I’ve never heard of any animal having the plague! As we drove through the Badlands National Park we saw signs all over that warned people to not get out of their cars because the prairie dogs have the actual bubonic plague! We asked the ranger about it and she said that the… Read More Prairie Dogs with the Plague!
Badlands National Park, South Dakota I wasn’t sure what to expect. We have been in the Badlands of New Mexico, but thought South Dakota’s Badlands would be different, and they sure are! We all thought they were a cross between the Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert, both in Arizona. It was beautiful, yet so… Read More The Badlands of South Dakota and Buffalo Gap Grasslands
The Lemonade Digest 