Driving in a big Circle

On Sun, June 2^nd, while in Sioux Falls, we went to our first BBQ Festival. There were contestants there from all over the U.S.  

 

After lunch, we drove to Falls Park (Sioux Falls’ namesake) and spent some time enjoying the park and a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

 

 

 

We left Sioux Falls, SD on Monday, June 3^rd and headed to Forest City, Iowa to have a few things repaired on the motorhome at the local Winnebago-Itasca dealership. It poured down rain on the trip and for the two days we spent in Forest City. We then headed to Denison, where Steve was born and raised. We spent two nights at Yellow Smoke Park, just outside of Denison. The weather was sunny for our visit.

We wanted to stay at a state park west of Sioux Falls through the weekend, but the campground was full. So we headed back to the Sioux Falls KOA met a weekend of torrential rainfall.

On Sunday afternoon we headed to Lake Vermillion Recreation Area and enjoyed 3 nights there. Almost all of the campers had left by the time we got there.

 

 

 

On Wed, June 12^th, we headed across SD for Badlands National Park. We stopped in Mitchell, SD to see the Corn Palace. It hadn’t changed a lot from the last time I’d seen it as a kid.

We explored the Badlands on Thursday and took a side trip into Wall to visit Wall Drug.

 

 

We head to Spearfish, SD for three nights and stayed at a beautiful city park where we enjoyed the big cottonwood shade trees, bicycle paths, and a stream through the park.

 

We took day trips to visit Deadwood and Sturgis one day and Rapid City, Mt. Rushmore and Custer State Park the next day.

 

 

We’re heading to Gillette, WY next for a week to attend the Family Motor Coach Association rally. We’re looking forward to it. There’ll be educational seminars, vendor product displays, new motorhome displays, and over 2,000 motorhomes, with nearly 5,000 of our closest friends.

It’s starting to sink in now with us that we’re living in our motorhome full-time, and not just on another trip. It’s been a lot of fun so far.