South Dakota: Custer State Park
Aug/09/10 Filed in: Vacations
Linda, the boys and I took a much needed vacation, and had a very difficult time finding a domestic destination that none of us had ever been to. I can count the number of states I have never been to on one hand, and the boys had seen about all the beeches anyone could ever want (though admittedly I could stand to see some more of Linda at the beach). A friend and colleague gave me the idea of South Dakota, and to date it is possibly the best vacation we have ever had.
Our first stop was Custer State Park, where you can observe the buffalo, and then, if you're so inclined, eat them in a fantastic restaurant. We found the people to be as friendly as Midwesterners, and the scenery just breathtaking. In this part one of a four part post, I am sharing some of the many photos we took at the park. I truly hope you get a chance to visit someday - I know you will enjoy it.
During the trip, Ethan became fascinated with the pioneers, and we all learned quite a bit about our Nation's early settlers, and the Native Americans for which the states we traveled in were named. Some of it is tragic, for example I was unaware that the Lakota Indians were originally from my neck of the woods, but were forced west by European settlers. If you have kids of your own, I encourage you to read to them or get them some books on early America's pioneers and Native Americans. You may learn a thing or two yourself.
Continue to Part 2, Mount Rushmore»
Our first stop was Custer State Park, where you can observe the buffalo, and then, if you're so inclined, eat them in a fantastic restaurant. We found the people to be as friendly as Midwesterners, and the scenery just breathtaking. In this part one of a four part post, I am sharing some of the many photos we took at the park. I truly hope you get a chance to visit someday - I know you will enjoy it.
During the trip, Ethan became fascinated with the pioneers, and we all learned quite a bit about our Nation's early settlers, and the Native Americans for which the states we traveled in were named. Some of it is tragic, for example I was unaware that the Lakota Indians were originally from my neck of the woods, but were forced west by European settlers. If you have kids of your own, I encourage you to read to them or get them some books on early America's pioneers and Native Americans. You may learn a thing or two yourself.
Continue to Part 2, Mount Rushmore»