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   We got up and headed 65 miles northwest into Montana. Darlene and I got to scratch off another state visited. There is very little in Alzada, Montana; a post office, a church and an old biker bar and grill…Stoneville Saloon. I can only imagine the stories these walls could tell if they could talk.…

   My wife and I left the Keystone area of South Dakota and headed the 60 miles northwest to historic Deadwood, South Dakota. We stopped in Hill City for coffee and a roll at Perky Pines Cafe. This little place had some really neat,  old decor. I thought it was worth the time to stop…

   Darlene and I woke up to a misty rain and chilly temps at our cabin. We don’t and can’t control the weather, so it is off to Mount Rushmore. We got there and a dense fog had set in the upper elevation of Keystone which includes Mount Rushmore. We had this trip planned for…

   Wow, just absolutely wow! Custer State Park did not disappoint. Darlene and I started the day watching two rabbits play and eat at our cabin. We then drove the 23 miles to the town of Custer, South Dakota. We went by Horse Thief Lake named for a gang of rustlers lead by Horse Thief…

   Welcome back to my blog. Remember we had planned and researched for this trip for about 5 or 5 and a half months. Now it was time to go. We the had an early flight and a quick connecting flight in Charlotte, North Carolina. We just did make it.    We arrived in Rapid…

   What beautiful and still wild country is the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Those of you who followed my wife and I through two weeks in Maine on this blog already know, we are far from rich, but can still go on ” bucket list vacations”. You can as well and I can…

   Darlene and I get ready to wrap up our visit to Maine. What a memorable 13 days we had. We left Bar Harbor and headed back toward Portland via Highway 1. We went through small and very unique towns, each having their own style and enjoyable differences.    The first stop was Stockton Springs.…

   Our last day in Bar Harbor, we got up early in preparation for our previously cancelled whale watching trip. Just our luck upon waking, we had a notification the trip had to be cancelled again due to rough seas. Well we will catch a whale watching tour on another trip somewhere else in the…

   We said good- bye to the Bangor, Maine area and headed for the so called “crown jewel” and tourist trap area of Maine; Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.    It is a short drive (only 55 miles south) from Bangor to Bar Harbor. Since we had plenty of time we added about 50…

   Welcome back to our two week trip to Maine. After our three days in the Portland area, we headed to our second planned base. We drove 140 miles northeast to Bangor, Maine. We took I 95 and was shocked to find part of this route was toll roads. How can this be as interstates…