Monthly Archives: September 2004

Bear Country USA Rapid City, SD

There were dozens of bears everywhere. They pretty much ignored us and went on about their business while we watched safely from inside our car. One thing that added to the thrill was the fact they share their world with … Continue reading

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The Mammoth Site Hot Springs, SD

Today we walked on the edge of a 26,000-year-old sinkhole where mammoths, bears, lions, and wolves once walked. It’s one of the treasures of the ice age! Once upon a time there was a limestone cave. When it’s roof collapsed … Continue reading

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Custer State Park, SD

This wonderful sprawling state park is home to countless kinds of wildlife from the ridiculous to the sublime! At the entrance we were greeted by the famous wild ‘Begging Burros”. They are smart and skilled at their ‘trade’. One blocks … Continue reading

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Mount Rushmore

Mt. Rushmore is mighty impressive from any angle but the sheer size and magnitude of this solid piece of America impressed me most from the bottom of the cascade of rocks. We walked along the presidential trail until we were … Continue reading

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Reptile Gardens

The Reptile Gardens outside of Rapid City, SD is a fascinating place to explore. There is a large central glass dome with tropical plants and birds and tiny scurrying critters. No matter what the weather outside…inside you are in an … Continue reading

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Crazy Horse

  The mountain carving of Crazy Horse has been in progress for 50 years. It’s one mile in back of this scale model. “My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know the red man has great … Continue reading

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The National Museum of Woodcarving

We visited this interesting museum in Custer, South Dakota today. A number of the carving scenes were mechanized which added an amusing dimension. But, and this is a TOTALLY unbiased opinion, I still think Rick is the best carver of … Continue reading

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Fort Collins, Colorado Budweiser Brewery

There is a Budweiser Beer Facility in Fort Collins and while the brewery tour was very interesting…I was more fascinated by the beautiful Clydesdale Horses that are stabled here. When these huge beauties galloped over to us with their manes … Continue reading

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Swetsville Zoo Fort Collins, Colorado

This week we met an amazing artist by the name of Bill Swets. His ‘zoo’ of fantastical creatures provided us an afternoon of sheer delight ! He says he never had toys as a child…he had to invent his own. … Continue reading

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Waiting…

We are parked next to a pretty little lake…well, it IS pretty when it’s not reflecting an ominous black sky. The sun slipped in under the clouds just long enough to turn the shoreline golden before it sank out of … Continue reading

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