SOUTH DAKOTA

Do you not know? 

Have you not heard? 

Yahweh is the everlasting God,

the Creator of the whole earth.

He never grows faint or weary;

there is no limit to His understanding.

He gives strength to the weary

and strengthens the powerless.

Isaiah 40:28-29

We have a lot to see today 

on our journey through South Dakota

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK
It was a bit windy on our visit

but the view was spectacular

Plenty of trails to explore 

BEAR COUNTRY USA

We had lots of fun looking at the many different animals

Hmm....bear wrestling, no thank you

Wolves

Elk

Rams

BEARS

and a White Buffalo 

They have a penny "squisher" and postcards

CORN PALACE

A definite must see

all the deco is made out of corn

How's the gold mining in this area? 

There are plenty of shops to visit 

CRAZY HORSE

This will be AMAZING 

when it is completed

DEADWOOD
A trip through the "old" west

Plenty of shops in town

We found this marker outside of town

Perfect weather for exploring

STATUES FROM PRESIDENTS PARK

Another site we found while driving

Too bad the park is no longer open,

these were cool

AN OLD MILITARY FORT

A "brat" in the "old" west

We had a lot fun walking through the fort

KEYSTONE WYE BRIDGES

Yep this is a wooden bridge

we haven't ran across many of these in our travels so it was a fun find

DINOSAUR PARK
Miles had a blast looking at all the dinosaurs

how many can you name?

this one was HUGE

this one is Miles' favorite dinosaur....Spik-E

FLINTSTONES BEDROCK CITY

Yabba Dabba Doo

WILMA....

Time for a movie snack

Caveman's best friend

Bam Bam.....we had a good time at the park

BIG THUNDER GOLD MINE
Time to dig for some gold

WOW

this was a long shot career

but some got lucky & struck gold

Can Miles be that lucky?

EUREKA......he found a couple of gold flakes

and had an AWESOME day

they had squished pennies, postcards & plenty of rocks

MOUNT RUSHMORE
Impressive even at a distance

Can you name all 4 Presidents? 

How would you like to be able to climb all the way up top?

US State Flags

Yep we saw these on our way out of the park

They had "squished" pennies & postcards

NEEDLES HIGHWAY

Plenty of wildlife to spot on this drive

and lots of places to explore

and discover

Miles loved spotting the cave

The tunnels were the coolest things to drive through

A great scenic view the entire drive

Miles had a fun day

REPTILE GARDENS
Miles LOVED seeing the Komodo Dragons

and Lizards

Yeehaw

Uh oh 

looks like someone's in trouble

I'll be good....

Ewww.....scaly

These were COOL

Bald Eagle

Prairie Dogs

They have postcards, penny & dime "squishers" 

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We really enjoyed our visit in South Dakota & look forward to visiting again

Check out their Visitor's Center

Have you been to South Dakota? What was you favorite thing to see?