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Chimney Rock: The Oregon Trail's Most Famous Landmark. Photo Phriday: a Badlands Prairie Dog. The Mammoth Site: A Massive Mammoth Mass Grave. The Mammoth Site, in the beautiful town of Hot Springs, South Dakota. Photo Phriday: A Storm Rolls In to the Black Hills. Museum of the American Bison. It's a pretty unique museum; I can't think of another museum that's dedicated to one animal species. But it fits in well in the Black Hills since the bison has been such an important part of the region's history.
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Hot Springs, South Dakota: The Southern Gateway to the Black Hills. Hot Springs, South Dakota has been a magnet for travelers for centuries. Long before white people built the town, the region's native people came here to enjoy the reputed healing properties of the many mineral-rich springs from which the town would get its name (and according to a sign, there are 170 springs in this valley! There are a bunch of grand looking sandstone buildings like this on the hills around town. Presumably, they we...
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Photo Phriday: a Meadowlark. After my travels this year, I think the meadowlark is becoming one of my favorite birds. They're a pretty common sight in the plains, especially as you travel down smaller country roads, where I often see them perched on fenceposts. Carhenge: Yes, This is a Real Thing That Exists. So Picture Stonehenge. You know what. Looks like, right? That ancient thing in England? Big stone slabs arranged in kind of a circular pattern aligned to the path of the sun? And it's called Carhenge.
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The Museum of International Folk Art. This is easily the most fascinating museum I've ever been to. There's just so much neat stuff to see! And before you say "Ugh, but art museums are soooo boring." A) I disagree, and B) this isn't your traditional stuffy, highbrow art museum! There's a world of difference between fine art and folk art. Between various cultures simply by looking at their folk art. The wonderful thing about folk art to me is that it is accessible to everyone. Anyone can look at folk ...
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Hot Springs, South Dakota: The Southern Gateway to the Black Hills. Hot Springs, South Dakota has been a magnet for travelers for centuries. Long before white people built the town, the region's native people came here to enjoy the reputed healing properties of the many mineral-rich springs from which the town would get its name (and according to a sign, there are 170 springs in this valley! Hi, I'm Alex! Read More About Me. On my tours, you can visit many of the fascinating places featured in this blog&...
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Photo Phriday: An Elephant in the Chobe River. In 2011 I spent five weeks in Southern Africa with a group called International Student Volunteers. It was an amazing trip! Being the camera-happy person I am, I ended up taking about 3000 photos while I was there, and this is one of my favorites! We took a river cruise on a small boat in Chobe National Park and saw tons of wildlife, including this elephant feeding on aquatic vegetation in the middle of the river. Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska: Revisited.
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Chimney Rock: The Oregon Trail's Most Famous Landmark. Chimney Rock is located just off Nebraska's scenic Highway 92, a few miles south of the town of Bayard. It is visible for miles around, but there are a couple of nice viewpoints. If you travel west from the junction of highways 92 and 26, there will be a pulloff on the side of the highway with a historical marker that gives a really nice view (as well as a bit of history). The first people to encounter the Rock, of course, were Native Americans, and ...
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Photo Phriday: a Meadowlark. After my travels this year, I think the meadowlark is becoming one of my favorite birds. They're a pretty common sight in the plains, especially as you travel down smaller country roads, where I often see them perched on fenceposts. Carhenge: Yes, This is a Real Thing That Exists. So Picture Stonehenge. You know what. Looks like, right? That ancient thing in England? Big stone slabs arranged in kind of a circular pattern aligned to the path of the sun? And it's called Carhenge.
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Hot Springs, South Dakota: The Southern Gateway to the Black Hills. Hot Springs, South Dakota has been a magnet for travelers for centuries. Long before white people built the town, the region's native people came here to enjoy the reputed healing properties of the many mineral-rich springs from which the town would get its name (and according to a sign, there are 170 springs in this valley! There are a bunch of grand looking sandstone buildings like this on the hills around town. Presumably, they we...
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Capulin Volcano National Monument. What if I told you that you could visit a real, active volcano right in the middle of the United States? You'd say I was lying, and you'd be right because Capulin Volcano isn't active and hasn't been for 60,000 years. But you can still visit a volcano right in the middle of the country! Hi, I'm Alex! I'm always on the lookout for new and exciting travel experiences, and am happy to share them with you here! Read More About Me. Create a free website.