Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog� (Border, SD) “Wait – you’re moving where?” CP: “South Dakota” “Why would you ever move there?” CP: “Well…” Cos .. more ..

Welcome to National Park Quiz #9, which is last (but not least) in the series. Three guys meet in a Sausalito waterfront bar. After two beers apiece, the stories are flying thick and fast. “One time while Diane and I were in South Dakota," says Jim, "I went to sleep in a National Park and woke up in a National Monument.” “That’s nothing,” says John. Abstract:� What does .. more ..

Wall Drug.  It’s part of the travel experience of most every family who’s approached South Dakota’s Black Hills from the east on I-90 after traveling mile after miles on the Interstate with not much for stops .. more ..

We are making preparations for a weekend at Lake George. This reminded me that I have not yet attended to an oil and filter change that Blaze is in dire need of after her long trek to South Dakota. I look at the odometer and realize that my procrastination has increased the miles since last oil change to more than 5,000! Since Andy has a small part on order at the Kawasaki dealer, I ask him to pick up an oil filter for me as well as a new light bulb since the high beam has gone out t .. mor....

Saturday we toss the tour packs on the bikes, and with the Black Hills State University to our backs point our fenders eastward. Our destination this day is the Badlands National Park. It will be our last day as the fearsome foursome. Before we enter the park, we stop at Wall Drug to see what all the fuss is about. It turns out to be the perfect place to get a few more antics under our belts. Enjoy a few of the photos below, and don’t forget to ask Lee to post a particular video from .. mor....

This was our leisurely day on the road to Sturgis. Our check in time in Spearfish is not until Tuesday. We took our time packing and leaving Sioux Falls, which suited me just fine. The South Dakota landscape is not as I remembered from our drive though here in the ‘90’s. It’s a lot greener it seems to me, and there is standing water in places one wouldn’t expect. More flooding? May be as we find ourselves crossing the Missouri once again. The weather is beautiful! We decide to .. mor....

We loved Wyoming as much as we knew we would. Leaving South Dakota around 9:30am Sunday morning, we were soon over the border and on our way to Devils Tower National Monument. This spectacular rock formation had a starring role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and it is also a sacred site for Native Americans of the area. There are lots of interesting legends about how it was formed, but

Today we had a pretty early start; we left the hotel at 7 am while temperatures showed 7 degrees, brrrr! We had 774 miles in front of us (from Madison, Wisconsin to Rapid City, South Dakota). During the first few hour .. more ..