No trip through South Dakota is complete without a stop at Wall Drug Store and, yes, all the
signs for miles and miles leading up to the store are still there (they start in western Minnesota on I-90!). We woke up to snow on the ground and we were very concerned about the weather so we didn'
t venture too far into the Badlands National Park. However the part we saw was gorgeous and almost looked like a
picture as we peered over the side down to hundreds of different rock formations and deep gorges, not to mention millions of years of geologic history. We were grateful it wasn't snowing when we arrived at Mt. Rushmore althou
gh it was obvious that it had snowed recently. These sculptures really are magnificent and you really have to see them first hand to appreciat
e their beauty and splendor. Borglum wanted to give you a sense of pride and love for this country and democracy with his work and you really feel that here. Interesting to note that his father, James (Jens) Borglum, joined the Mormon church in Denmark and emigrated to the US in 1864, the year after Craig's great grandfather, James (Jens) Poulsen, emigrated. Both the Borglum and the Poulsen families were settlers in the Bear Lake valley! Craig and I loved having bison chili in the cafe under the w
atchful eyes of these gre
at presidents. It was fun to see a little wildlife
too. As I started this blog tonight and saw the picture of the ocean under our name, it made me long for our beautiful Pacific Ocean. Seeing roadside American, really makes you appreciate not only the vastness of this great country, but also the real diversity in geology. We have left the Great Plains and they really are quite flat
and plain and now are starting into the Rocky Mountains. Craig and I started to get excited as we once again are seeing the beautiful mountains of the west.
signs for miles and miles leading up to the store are still there (they start in western Minnesota on I-90!). We woke up to snow on the ground and we were very concerned about the weather so we didn'
t venture too far into the Badlands National Park. However the part we saw was gorgeous and almost looked like a 
picture as we peered over the side down to hundreds of different rock formations and deep gorges, not to mention millions of years of geologic history. We were grateful it wasn't snowing when we arrived at Mt. Rushmore althou
gh it was obvious that it had snowed recently. These sculptures really are magnificent and you really have to see them first hand to appreciat
e their beauty and splendor. Borglum wanted to give you a sense of pride and love for this country and democracy with his work and you really feel that here. Interesting to note that his father, James (Jens) Borglum, joined the Mormon church in Denmark and emigrated to the US in 1864, the year after Craig's great grandfather, James (Jens) Poulsen, emigrated. Both the Borglum and the Poulsen families were settlers in the Bear Lake valley! Craig and I loved having bison chili in the cafe under the w
atchful eyes of these gre
at presidents. It was fun to see a little wildlife 
too. As I started this blog tonight and saw the picture of the ocean under our name, it made me long for our beautiful Pacific Ocean. Seeing roadside American, really makes you appreciate not only the vastness of this great country, but also the real diversity in geology. We have left the Great Plains and they really are quite flat
and plain and now are starting into the Rocky Mountains. Craig and I started to get excited as we once again are seeing the beautiful mountains of the west.
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