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Were did we go?
- Wall Drug, SD- Have you ever seen those signs driving down the highway, "Stop at Wall Drug", "Coffee 5c" , "Free water", ...... We love to stop here. They have great food, great places to shop, it's like being in a western with all the store fronts. Yes, they still have 5 cent coffee. There is a box next to the coffee pot that you just put your nickle in.
- Mount Rushmore, SD- Everytime we've drove to Washington, we have stopped here. We have pictures of the kids taken in front of the presidents, grab some suvineers, have some ice cream.
The first year we saw rain, hail, and sunshine, all within the first 15 minutes. That was so fun.... The second time there was a man dressed as President Lincoln, boy was dd-6 (then 3) amaized. One of these times, I would like to go to the museum about the man who sculped these. We have never done that yet. Cost: I believe it was just parking, $8?
- Crazy Horse, SD- This was interesting. When you first come in you go into a movie theater and they introduce the artist and his family, how he was approached by one of the chiefs to make this monument, how he went about working on it. The man is now dead, but I believe 7 out of his 9 children are still involved. The face is completed, and now are working on the horse. The thing that impressed me most was, this is a project done by donation and sale of items. There is no government funds, they have been offered, but declined. The thought was, if the people want this, then the people will support it. You can see the equipment on the mountain that they are working with. And at the end you can take home a rock , FREE, that they brought down. Cost: no more than $25 per car load.
- Illehee State Park, Wa.- This where we stayed while visiting my family. When I was a girl we use to come to this park all the time. I had my first Girl Scout camp at this park. DD-6 and dh (he joined us after the first 2 weeks) walked down to the beach. He didn't realize how steep it was or how far from the camp it was. They drove the next time.
- Posey's, Wa. - Oh my goodness. This is a southern restuarant, with such great food. I took my sister there for a get away from the kids, a girls night out. We each ordered different items so that we could split it in half with each other. Then when dh got in town, we took my mom, dad, dd-18, dd-6, and niece-14. Food that I ate: catfish that litterally melted in your mouth, fried okra, fried green tomatoes, mac and cheese, melt in your mouth cornbread, hushpuppies, red beans and rice, to die for clam chowder, ham and beans soup.....it was awesome. It was as close to being down south as you could get in the pacific northwest. And to top it off......Pecan Pie. Now this is not your ordinary Pecan Pie. Most are made with karo syrup. This woman grew up in a time when you made your own baby formula, which was made with karo syrup. She is the oldest of 9 children, and hated the smell of karo syrup. So she came up with her own recipe and made it with butter and brown sugar. This gives it a smoother taste. Cost for pie: $22 , worth every penny.
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