For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee!Ralph Waldo Emerson
Silent Sunday
“Dance to the light that is your soul.” ~ Jendayi Frazer
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Our next stop after our “Wall Drug” adventure in the town of Wall, was Badlands National Park. Badlands encompasses 244,000 acres and protects the largest expanse of prairie in the National Park System. The Oglala Lakota called these lands mako sica, meaning “land bad”. The French trappers and traders followed suit by calling this place…
How ice water saved Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota
Off of I-90, exit 110, you’ll find Wall, South Dakota. Turn on to Service Road, then head north on Main Street, and you will find Wall Drug. We began seeing signs miles and miles away from Wall Drug. In fact I believe the first sign I saw was in Wyoming! But I can’t prove it…
Crazy Horse Memorial: The Story
Seventeen miles from Mount Rushmore is where you will find the largest sculptural undertaking the world has ever known, with a height of 563 feet and a length of 641 feet. However, the story is not so much about the vastness of the sculpture as it is about the people who brought it into existence….
