We had been making good time, which allowed us some time to check out downtown Bloomington, IL and walk around for a bit. Bloomington is a quintessential mid-town American city, from the brickwork on the buildings to the historic houses flowing away from the city center. Like all American cities, thorough documentation of the town’s …
Month: June 2017
Again, we didn’t do too much, save for a lot of driving. We stayed in a little hotel on the edge of town and the only things we did were go to a Goodwill and check out a fish store. This posts exists so that I can put a marker on our map. I’m sure …
We took two days to wash thoroughly, do some laundry, and just relax after the extended camp/hotel session that was the last two weeks. Des Moines seemed an ideal place to rest up before the long drive, work, and relax. We found an excellent AirBnb close to the city, so while I worked Shiz took …
After the Corn Palace we got in the car and made the long drive to Omaha, where we would stay for one night. The time had come for long daily travel and we figured that the Midwest was the place to do it. No offense meant, but there’s little in the Midwest to see, unless …
After The Badlands we faced a long, long week of driving. With the mountains behind us and America’s breadbasket lying between us and DC, we had to put some serious miles on the odomoter. But before we went too far, a stop in Mitchell, SD for the Corn Palace was a must. While planning our …
Leaving The Black Hills behind, we drove East towards The Badlands. For years I’d been waiting to see these hills after reading about them in our US map. Something about the picture – just the one picture – spoke to me. I had to go. I was not disappointed. The Badlands is one of those …
Originally, we planned to spend one night camping in The Black Hills, then the entire next day in The Badlands, and then start our long drive East. There wasn’t any one thing in particular that we wanted to see while there, except for not seeing Mt. Rushmore (more on that later). Deadwood I did want …
After Devil’s Tower, we spent a couple of days in Rapid City, where we took in one of the best-supported downtown districts that we’ve ever visited. Like all cities, the box stores live on the outskirts of town by the freeway exits, but the downtown association here works extremely hard to host events and keep …
After the majesty of Castle Gardens, we prepared for the long drive East across a lot of Wymoing with not a lot there. Well, not a lot there in terms of attractions, but we did pass through the wonderful Bighorn National Forest, a drive that showed us sheer clif-faces, commanding views, and graceful trees. After …
We left the powwow to gain an hour East, as we had one day to make it as far into Eastern Wyoming as possible. So, we spent the night in the tiny Western town of Greybull. Greybull Greybull is another one of those tiny Wyoming towns that leaves a tiny impression on you. It might …