Happy Thanksgiving 2020! It has been a hell of a year for most of us. For a few, it has brought good things but for most of us, it has been putting our life on hold, cancelling major events, not seeing family and/or friend, being out of work, staying at home, and/or learn a lot about ourselves and those closest […]
Barkcamp State Park is one of the few places that still show how Ohio’s original forest would have looked before European Settlers arrived. Excluding the dam and lake that is. The park has keep it’s natural beauty through the year. Although, the park has mowed down the trails walking areas, the rest of the park area is all about keeping […]
A. W. Marion State Park is a Fisherman’s Dream State Park with 145 acre Hargus Lake. The park is a beautiful place to fish, take a hike, and relax for the day. The Park even offers an area for dogs to swim off leash. They have no beach areas for swimming but boaters can swim off their boat in some […]
I love Painted Creek State Park. It is just so beautiful and it has two different Dams that I was able to see. I stayed the night because it was getting to dark to take photos. It really was lovely. The largest Dam has two places to park and walk to it. I just did the parking are closest to […]
I was just driving along on my way back from the Badland National Park and I saw a sign along the highway, Buffalo Bill’s Museum. That was all it took to get me to stop. It was about 9ish and museums general open between ten and noon most places and most days. Coming off the highway was perfect as the […]
Since 1936, Wall Drug Store has had road signs up welcoming travelers to stop for “Free Ice Water” for miles before you arrive. For cold days, they also still have coffee for 5 cent a cup! It is such a great advertisement campaign that the you look forward to stopping in Wall, South Dakota to visit their little Drug Store. […]
Spending a weekend at Kingdom Come State Park is full of fun, relaxation, breathtaking views, heart stopping uphill and downhill drives, family fun, hiking, and/or an escape from the real world. Being on top of the world and look down on the valley. I loved watching the fog between the valley each day. As it burns off, it revels the […]
The main picture was my camp site just outside of the Badlands National Park and it was free. The United States is a wonderful place to find free camping and/or low cost camping. There are several ways to do this. BML, work programs, State Forest, and so many more. Below I will list a few that I know about and […]
Crazy Horse Memorial is an incredible testament to two men’s dream, Chief Henry Standing Bear and Korczak Ziolkowski. The memorial is being has been a slow build with just the money brought in by donations and other small funding. Korczak had been offered large donations during his lifetime but he never excepted them. The Memorial is being build on a […]
Carter Cave State Resort Park has been one of my best experiences of 2020. Even just driving in, the park is so wonderful with a little creek running next to road with places to park and have a picnic or take a hike. But your first stop needs to be at the Welcome Center. The Welcome Center has maps for […]