Our Family Travels and Activities

[Dougnuts]

Since Rapid City, SD is in the mountain time zone, it was no problem getting up early and hitting Mt. Rushmore by 8:30am. I've been here a number of times since I was a kid, so I was excited to bring my boys.......more excited than they were. We did walk the trail that takes you closer to the mountain.

I'm really enjoying the SmartCap, which allows us to take a trip like this without practicing my Tetris skills. You can't see it, but there are kitchen cabinets back there as well.

After Mt. Rushmore, we drove down to Chadron, NE to have lunch with my Aunt. Next, we drove to the family ranch (est. 1886) and drove the boys around a bit.

 

[the deputy]

Great trip report and pictures! That photo of the old Pontiac, in first post l believe, brought back fond memories of my grandfather coming over to my childhood home, back in the late 60's, in his identical car. Can still see him waddling up to the house, bowlegged to the point if you straighten his legs he'd have grown two feet, holding a brown beer bottle (my uncle would drive him out). He was one wornout old timer, but always happy, quit school when he was 10 yrs old to help support the farm, cut and split firewood...for ten cent a cord. Raised 14 kids, worked two jobs his entire life, cut wood on the weekend (which was only Sunday for him), retired from his main job after 46 yrs. While going through some papers at the old homestead, after my parents passing, came across some papers my dad had of grandpa's (since he couldn't read or write, and dad did all of his bills)...and one was his pension check stub...$63.00 a month. Love that old man, never a unkind word ever crossed his lips and l'll aways cherish those walks through the woods out behind the house with him. I'll stop...but like they say...'a picture is worth a thousand words...'

 

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

Your ranch land looks much like a 360 parcel of land that I've been eyeing near Big Timber, Montana. It's absolutely beautiful ! Do you see yourself and your family living there one day ? I sure would be tempted.

 

[Dougnuts]

Your ranch land looks much like a 360 parcel of land that I've been eyeing near Big Timber, Montana. It's absolutely beautiful ! Do you see yourself and your family living there one day ? I sure would be tempted.

My wife would never live there, as it's waaaay to far from anything. My parents will be living there at least half of the year, soon.

What I could see is moving to the Denver area, someday, which is roughly 4 hours away.

 

[Kingsize24]

That looks like a ton of fun. Absolutely stunning Ranch as well.