Tag: South Dakota
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Wildlife Alert! – Black Hills, South Dakota
Several of you who have been to the Black Hills and recommended that we make it a “must-do” while in South Dakota would agree with me that it’s a great place for fun, outdoor adventure and to be surrounded by the delights of nature.  Naturally we spent our days there in the outdoors, either driving the…
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Back on the road to Iowa
After Steve’s trip down memory lane we actually managed to walk two trails before leaving Yankton, SD.  The Auld-Brokaw and the Lewis and Clark trails both meandered along the Missouri River.  The town of Yankton is located on one of the last free-flowing, natural stretches of the Missouri, the longest river in the U.S. On our way…
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We visit Steve’s mom’s hometown – Yankton, SD
We had two weeks to kill before the WIT (Winnebago International Travelers) Club Grand National Rally in Iowa, so we made a slight detour and pointed Betsy toward Yankton, South Dakota.  This stop had several areas of significance for us: (1)Yankton is Steve’s mom’s hometown (2)South Dakota is the 43rd state we’ve visited and (3) Betsy had finally parked in our state of residency!…
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Where the heck is Quartzsite?
We had heard about the “biggest RV gathering on the planet” in Quartzsite since way before we even hit the road. Â Most RVers we’ve met either love or hate Quartzsite, some even tried to discourage us from going. So what and where is Quartzsite? Â If you are a rock hound, gem collector, snowbirder, hobbyist…
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A whirlwind week!
After our week at the Columbia Gorge, it  was time to take care of some “business” stuff.  This allowed us to be in three states and two countries in just a week – South Dakota, Oregon, Washington and back to BC, Canada! When we embarked on our full-time RV lifestyle, we had the opportunity to…
