I had read them all when I was younger.
My mom had read them.
So of course, we needed to take a trip to visit some of the places in the books.
Mom, the boys and myself headed off on a 10 day road trip that took us to Desmet, South Dakota. We traveled through Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. It was a great trip and we got to see AMAZING sights.
One great stop we made was a tour of a mine. The boys got to pan for real gold and then we all entered the Broken Boot Gold Mine. It was interesting learning for all of us!
We spent a few hours in Deadwood, walking through shops, eating ice cream and watching a pretend gun fight.
One of the highlights of the trip was time spend at Mount Rushmore. It was totally breathtaking and amazing to see in person. We loved the video telling the story behind the making of Mount Rushmore. The museum was awesome, as was the wonderful walk around the grounds. Totally worth it and we would go again in a heartbeat.
We found an adventure park after our visit to Mount Rushmore. Cannon went zip lining for the first time! We rode the chair lift up to the top and then went down the slides.
Another stop on our trip was to see the Crazy Horse Memorial, which is still under construction.
One of our favorite parts of the trip was our two days in Desmet where we were able to take in an outdoor play based on one of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.
We also visited the Ingalls Homestead, which is on the very land that the Ingalls family homesteaded. This was a big hit for us all. There was a lot to do for everyone and we spent a number of hours here.
We also went to the cemetery to see the graves of most of the Ingalls family.
We took a tour of the surveyors house that the Ingalls family lived in when they first came to Desmet. We also toured the house Pa built in town and one where Ma and Pa eventually lived out the rest of their lives. Such history!
It was a wonderfully amazing trip!
Enjoying every moment.
No comments:
Post a Comment