I'm not one for making bucket lists. The only time in my life I ever did, I came back from the hardware store with a five-gallon plastic pail because I needed something to transport water. Sometimes, I'm too literal for my own good. Saturday morning, though, I did a thing that would certainly count toward … Continue reading Bucket List Sunrise
Tag: Badlands National Park
Gray & White
Hungry for adventure, I pointed my car east on Saturday. The sky was bruised and swollen, like America last week. My destination? The Badlands. Tara had to go into work for a few hours and had chores to do after, so it was just me. Quite literally; I had the entire 242,756 acres practically to … Continue reading Gray & White
Hold the Sprouts
Today marks the 8-month anniversary of our arrival in South Dakota. Feels like we've been below zero for seven of those months! Ha. Slight exaggeration. I remember well the heat and humidity that greeted us our first week here. But this extended cold snap is something else. I was chatting with a local business owner … Continue reading Hold the Sprouts
I Don’t Give a Damn for the Same Old Played Out Scenes
I'm sitting in our apartment on a rainy, cool Saturday afternoon in Rapid City, listening to records and enjoying a Fernson tart ale. Our friend Heidi commented that it's funny we had to move to South Dakota in order to experience rain. No kidding! It's been a very wet month here, with over 6.00" of … Continue reading I Don’t Give a Damn for the Same Old Played Out Scenes
Getting My Griswold On – Day 5: Badlands
Miles traveled today: 178.8 Total miles traveled: 1726.0 Flash. Crash. Repeat. Have I mentioned the crazy weather we're having out here? For the third day in a row, I encountered thunderstorms. And not just any old thunderstorms - big, dangerous ones. With lots of lightning and thunder and - worst of all - hail. As … Continue reading Getting My Griswold On – Day 5: Badlands
Mark My Words 