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Of presidents and brave men September 30 (Day 29) South Dakota

Mount Rushmore and more! The only thing we knew about Rapid City was that it flooded recently, killing over 200 people. It turns out that wasn’t so recent, actually 1972! However, it was raining for so much of our short … Continue reading

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What makes a land bad? (Sep 28 to 29) Day 28 South Dakota

Amazing Badlands photos at the end, so keep reading… Horatio Alger said “Go west, young man.” Even before that, frontierspeople left friends and family to brave the dangers of the westerly frontier. So on a beautiful fall day, we followed … Continue reading

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