South Dakota

The Badlands

As we drove into the Badlands, you could see the storm brewing on the horizon. The radio was playing "Highway to Hell," and we knew this would be an interesting night. 

The camper part of the roof is like a sail and as the wind gusted through the Badlands, the camper rocked back and forth as if we were on a ship at sea. At one point, we made a mad dash into the rain at 2am to save the bin full of Daisy's My Little Pony collection.

Crazy Horse

Because of the cracked windshield, we needed to spend an extra day in Rapid City. 

However, this gave us time to see Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse, which are both impressive.

Crazy Horse is particularly impressive, because they are carving an entire mountain and it is still a work in progress.

 

The First Leg of the Trip: The Midwest

Hippie Van

 As we were leaving Maryland, we stopped at a 7-11 and ran into this man, who gave us quite a stir. He was fascinated with our "Hippie Van" and would not stop talking to us.

Into the Midwest

In one day, we drove from Pennsylvania, through Ohio, and into Indiana. I want to clarify that Daisy drove the ENTIRE journey, because I do not drive stick.

 She tried teaching me at one point, but I did not pass the test.

Chicago Tales Around the Campfire

 The next day we stopped in Chicago, which was a beautiful city, and I wish we had more time to explore it. The architecture alone was amazing. That night, we roasted marshmellows over a campfire and had a dinner of hotdogs and S'mores.

Spam & Cheese

Wisconsin really likes Cheese. And Minnesota has a giant can of Spam. Kinda awesome.

Missouri River

This is right before Daisy tried to teach me how to drive stick. Immediately after me failing, a semi kicked up some gravel and chipped our windshield (which will be important later)