Archives: Vacation

Day 3: Deadwood and Spearfish Canyon

June 30, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, PAS, Vacation.

Deadwood, the basis of the 2004-07 HBO series, was next on our list of attractions. We came direct from Wall and drove by Rapid City and Sturgis on our way to this famed wild west town. There are many historical significances to the town, most notably the death of Wild Bill Hickok and the Moriah • Read More »

Day 2: Corn Palace, Badlands, Wall Drug

June 29, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, MMS, PAS, Vacation.

As promised, we finally would get to see our first attraction in Mitchell, SD this morning – the world’s only Corn Palace. Both Monica and I remember seeing it in our childhood, but my memory was clearly way off. To me, it was a stand-along building in the middle of nowhere with no real town • Read More »

Day 1: Pack and move, pack and move

June 29, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, Vacation.

Got everyone up on Sunday with the intent to leave around 8:00. Yup, 8:00. Bags were mostly packed so all we had to do was load the vehicle. My idea was to have our 4 main bags on top and the rest of the stuff in the back. You know how things expand to fill • Read More »

Day 0: Getting ready for South Dakota

June 28, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: PAS, Vacation.

You know how when you’re packing your vehicle for a road trip you know how to fit things in? In the Escape, I knew the car top carrier fit exactly  on the vehicle a certain way, I knew what bags fit in it and how, and I knew what else fit in the back. It • Read More »

Catch-up time

June 27, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, MMS, PAS, Vacation.

As usual, I’m behind on updating the blog. Please allow me to quickly catch-up: Let’s see, there was prom (Hannah went with Juan, Clare didn’t go), School ended (Hannah finishing her Junior year, Clare has her Freshman year behind her), Summer started (Hannah will be working for the city again, Clare has already been on • Read More »