Category Archives: Vay-cay
Visit Wall Drug!
If you travel in South Dakota for like 2 seconds, you will see many, many, many signs encouraging you to visit Wall Drug. I can only imagine how many people are employed just to manage the signs throughout the state.
Sioux Falls and Pierre (say it Peer!)
After leaving Omaha, we headed north. We were due to spend the night in the capitol of South Dakota, Pierre. I planned a lunch stop in Sioux Falls, SD. While researching for this trip, I came upon Sioux Falls, and … Continue reading
Lewis and Clark Visitor Center – Trail HQ
I am a history nerd. There are lots of different ways to get to South Dakota, and I don’t think the way we went would be considered the most direct route, although, it did come up as an option on … Continue reading
Omaha
The second stop on our trip was Omaha, Nebraska. We scheduled two nights in Omaha because we had heard such good things about it.
Topeka!
Topeka checked a couple boxes for us. We like to visit state capitols and the kids like to do Junior Ranger programs at National Park service sites.
Wichita
Our destination for day 2 was Omaha, Nebraska. Our route took us from OKC through Wichita and Topeka, Kansas.
A View from the Top
A trip on the Aerial Tram to the top of Rendezvous Mountain does NOT disappoint, and is definitely a winner if you have kids. You can catch the Aerial Tram in Teton Village – just look for the big clock … Continue reading
GTNP: Breakfast Cruise to Elk Island
We were up and at ’em our first morning in Grand Teton. I booked a breakfast cruise on Jackson Lake that left from Colter Bay. I think we were all a little concerned it would be really cold, and not … Continue reading
Where We Stayed
Over the course of several trips to the Jackson Hole/Grand Teton/Yellowstone area, I’ve stayed in a few different places, and there are still several places that I would like to stay. Different types of trips call for different types of … Continue reading
Jackson-bound!
We spent one night in Casper, Wyoming. I had been telling Chas the entire trip that he was going to be underwhelmed by our hotel in Casper. There weren’t that many choices – and we ended up at the Quality … Continue reading
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