Travelogues South Dakota

02.06. / Thursday / Hot Springs-Custer State Park – Mount Rushmore – Hill City We are in the car at 09:30 and surprised by the warmth and nearly 60% humidity. Hot Springs is...

03.06. / Friday / Hill City - Badlands National Park - Deadwood At 7.30 a.m., we leave the hotel and head towards Badlands National Park. The drive initially leads to Keystone,...

We get up early to visit the Wind Caves. As is common in the USA, this can only be done with a tour group of other individuals who may not be as adventurous. After taking a few...

The name was program today. At least when it comes to the weather and our sun-hungry mood. The reason we are even traveling to this special corner of America is Mount Rushmore,...

18.8. And that's exactly right: the amount of collected raspberries really jazzes up our porridge! We use our energy for morning strength training and yoga by the lake. We...

The next hot day is expected to reach 33 °C. After a breakfast at the hotel (rare in the USA), we are quickly back on the highway with 100 miles ahead of us to the Badlands....

Today, we leisurely sleep in on Sunday. Then breakfast and packing. The health situation has improved by 50%. Regina and I are feeling much better, and we will take care of...

After a delicious Egg and Bacon Sandwich from Connie for breakfast, we set off for the 2nd time to replace our tires. This time everything works out! After fixing the wheels, we...

Today we slept in and had a leisurely breakfast. The rest of our morning was spent in Mount Rushmore. This National Memorial depicts the most important and symbolic US...

Hello my dear 😊 This morning we went to our first national park on the trip, the Badlands. At first we were a bit shocked as it was only 5 degrees there 😱. But nonetheless,...

The Indian Pando to Mount Rushmore. So anyone who has read the Wikipedia article knows that the Indians were not very happy when the Mount Rushmore monument was created due to...

The shrine of democracy, that's what Americans call the monument at Mount Rushmore. The 4 most influential presidents are carved into the mountain and are supposed to symbolize...

The last stop in South Dakota was the 3rd longest cave in the world. We took an elevator down to the Jewel Cave and went on a tour. In the evening, we had the best burgers in...

A wildlife park with a twist. On Mechti's recommendation, we visited the Bear Park, where there are also other animals. The tour starts by driving through the bear enclosure,...

First Stop South Dakota: Mount Rushmore