Truth be told, we had never heard of Custer State Park before researching areas in South Dakota near Mount Rushmore. But we have to say it is now one of our favorite state parks anywhere, even rivaling Valley of Fire in Nevada and Dead Horse Point in Utah. Set in the Black Hills, it features scenic drives among spectacular granite spires, beautiful lakes and open-range wildlife on all…
After our stop at the Dignity statue, we drove west two-plus hours on the arrow-straight and mostly flat Interstate 90. Driving into the park was a surprising and impressive change of scenery, where I remarked that it was like New Mexico’s “Bisti Badlands, but on steroids.” Badlands NP covers a lot more territory and has larger rock formations than Bisti, and is easier to access. We arrived at our campground just on…
We picked up our new Winnebago Revel in Iowa. We were really impressed with the dealer — Lichtsinn RV in Forest City — and how professional they are. The van was plugged in, cleaned and disinfected and awaiting our inspection when we got there. Why did we drive to Iowa to buy it, you ask? The dealer is one mile from the Winnebago factory, and we prefer to put the miles on the van during the break…