MONDAY – 9/30/13 – LAS VEGAS

Lequida and I hit it big, changed our whole persona, bought some new duds and a poodle, so we won’t be allowed back at the Wessex, and are hitting the road. See photos.… Continue reading →

SUNDAY – 9/29/13 – TRAVEL

Traveled to Las Vegas today from Salt Lake City, beautiful scenery coming thru the mountains. Went down to Golden Nugget for the light show at 7:00, they have a different one every hour.

SATURDAY – 9/28/13 – SALT LAKE CITY

Started the morning at a street fair across the street from our hotel. Had loads of baked goods, artwork, jewelry, etc. lots of beautiful things but we didn’t buy anything except some baked… Continue reading →

FRIDAY – 9/27/13 – TRAVEL DAY

Traveled today from Jackson Hole, WY to Salt Lake City, UT. Beautiful scenery today but very few pictures due to rain, sleet, snow etc as we were traveling.

THURSDAY – 9/26/13 – YELLOWSTONE

Spent the day in Yellowstone today. The snow from yesterday was all gone from the roadways this morning except from the north entrance and east entrance which were both closed today. The east… Continue reading →

WEDNESDAY – 9/25/13 – TRAVEL DAY

Drove from Rapid City, SD (80 degrees) to Yellowstone, WY (31 degrees) today about 550 miles. We checked into our hotel, Lake Yellowstone Lodge Hotel. Reminds me of the hotel in Stephen King’s… Continue reading →

TUESDAY – 9/24/13 – MT RUSHMORE/CRAZY HORSE

Started out this morning with breakfast at the hotel when a fellow guest came up and gave me a parking pass for Mt Rushmore. Nice surprise since the pass costs $11. </a Lequida… Continue reading →

MONDAY – DEADWOOD

We decided to wait until tomorrow to go to Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse sculpture due to the wind gusting at 25 – 30 mph and the chance of rain at 60%.… Continue reading →

SATURDAY – TRAVEL DAY

Saturday we traveled all day, from Chicago to Sioux Falls, S D, approximately 575 miles. Arrived in Sioux Falls at around 11:30 P M.

SUNDAY – SIOUX FALLS TO RAPID CITY, S D

Had breakfast this morning at Cracker Barrel in Sioux Falls. Nice to have a touch of home in S D. After breakfast we went downtown to see the falls that gave the city… Continue reading →