TEMPORARILY CLOSED– Will provide an update when it opens again. A clear rocky stream, a sealed cave, and a Mississippi River view highlight our time at White Rock Nature Preserve. Walking to the Trailhead at White Rock Nature Preserve We parked in the small lot along Bluff Road. When you come here make sure to follow the signs to the trailhead. First, we walked along…
Marker for the military installation
Indiana’s high point is Hoosier Hill located 13 miles north of Richmond, Ind., and our stop on our drive along Interstate 70 going east. It is not that high, and you won’t get altitude sickness, but it is an easy way to mark off the list of the high points. This high point is close to a historic site that was an important stop on…
Eight hundred feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff was a landmark for Native Americans as well as emigrants on the Oregon Trail.
Find fossils of Ancient American rhinos, gazelle-camels, and a huge meat-eating pig at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in the Nebraska panhandle. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to the Dakotas and Mount Rushmore as a series for a family adventure you might want to do! We stopped by this national monument on our way back to St. Louis after staying the night…
We drove through the scenic Spearfish Canyon from Spearfish, South Dakota, to Deadwood, South Dakota, which has casinos, shops, and for us an Old West shootout. This included a short hike to the bottom of Spearfish Falls in Savoy, South Dakota. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to the Dakotas and Mount Rushmore as a series for a family adventure you might want…
A large column of rock rises 1,267 feet above the nearby Belle Fourche River to form Devils Tower National Monument.
Jutting up to the sky in the rolling grass and pine-covered hills of southeastern Montana are the pockmarked knobs of Medicine Rocks State Park. This was our hiking stop between Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Devil’s Tower National Monument. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to the Dakotas and Mount Rushmore as a series for a family adventure you might want to do!…
Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit has cannonball-shaped rocks and brightly colored rock formations coupled with the Little Missouri River. The North Unit is 68 miles north of the South Unit on U.S. Highway 85. Check the website for closures in winter. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to the Dakotas and Mount Rushmore as a series for a family adventure you might…
Take in the views of eroded canyons and see prairie dogs and wild stallions at Theodore Roosevelt National Park South Unit.
