Badlands roadtrip 2022

Marida has always been curious about sod houses – like, seriously? People lived their whole lives in a house dug into the earth and topped with turf? We visited one near Badlands National Park. And of course, we had to visit Wall Drug, an iconic stop for westward travellers of bygone years and now a… View full post

Driving west from the Badlands, you spot the Black Hills in the distance, dark and almost ominous rising above the brown desert. Then you arrive, and it’s an oasis of gorgeous fir trees, impressive peaks and rolling hills. Our camping spot near Stockage North Lake included a spot to drink tea under the trees with… View full post

The burnt orange landscape and dry heat of eastern South Dakota were a challenge after Michigan and Minnesota. This was also our first experience camping with no electricity. We used our battery pack to make our morning tea and the sun to dry our clothes. With its dramatic eroded peaks and channels, this park is… View full post

From Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we made a beeline for Minneapolis to visit another favorite nephew, Paul Jones and his fabulous wife Rachel. By this time we had been camping for weeks. “They look like college students coming home for the weekend,” Rachel remarked as we carried loads of laundry into their house. View full post

Grand Marais We camped in Grand Marais, on the northeastern corner of the Upper Peninsula. This is a miniscule town, but with beautiful views and sunsets over the lake that were to die for. Also, there happened to be a gemstone exhibit going on so the place was buzzing and the campground was noisy and… View full post

In which our heroes rent and pack the conestoga wagon and take a friends & family filled meander out west. View full post