Greetings from Shipshewana, Indiana
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@steve-miller - been super busy so haven't had time to read this thread and to post another comment till now....great thread, pics, and stories of your adventures. You and Ron are lucky to have each other to share this great road trip.
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Yes, both Ron and I have passes, but Mt. Rushmore is a national monument and the passes don’t work. No matter, there is no admission fee and parking only $10.
Ultimately destination was Mt. Rushmore, mostly to give us a direction to travel. Glad we saw it!
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Before I post the earlier pics, I have to share this one. Ron was craving the steak bowl from Yardhouse so I looked up a copycat recipe and made it. Never tried stir frying, don’t have a wok, couldn’t find snap peas in Rapid City so subbed green beans. Did find quinoa and mixed it 50/50 with brown rice per the instructions.
Made a rightous mess of the little propane range in the trailer but very good and it will go in to rotation at my house! Also a lot prettier than a lot of we’ve been eating.
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Park entrance. Designed for maximum impact and they nailed it
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Glamour shot:
Detail:
Side view:
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These are the scale models made by the sculptor. The dimensions were recorded and sent to the field. They multiplied the dimensions by (13?) and reproduced them on the mountain.
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Greetings from Maple Grove, MN! Suburb of Minneapolis. Commercial campground with WiFi so I can post pictures. From the trip:
1880 town. This guy collects buildings like some people collect pottery. He goes all over the Midwest buying up 19th century buildings and moves them in to his town. They’re wood - would be a lot more difficult if they were stone.
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One of the buildings features antiques for sale and another is a gallery. The gallery showed this bronze by a guy I’ve never heard of it. I think it’s exquisite and need to learn more about him.
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This pic is for Andy.
European visitors to the US often comment on just how vast the plains are. For some 1500 miles this has been our view - corn on one side, soybeans on the other with a broad horizon ahead.
We managed to dodge the rainstorm.
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Before I post the earlier pics, I have to share this one. Ron was craving the steak bowl from Yardhouse so I looked up a copycat recipe and made it. Never tried stir frying, don’t have a wok, couldn’t find snap peas in Rapid City so subbed green beans. Did find quinoa and mixed it 50/50 with brown rice per the instructions.
Made a rightous mess of the little propane range in the trailer but very good and it will go in to rotation at my house! Also a lot prettier than a lot of we’ve been eating.
@Steve-Miller I’ve never thought about mixing brown rice and quinoa before! Is there a reason? Aesthetic? Taste? Texture? Protein vs carbs?
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I’ve never warmed up to eating quinoa straight. Maybe it’s a texture thing - it’s just not pleasant to chew. Thought I just didn’t know how to cook it - it was either crunchy or mush.
Mix it with brown rice and those problems go away. You can taste it and the texture problem disappears.
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This pic is for Andy.
European visitors to the US often comment on just how vast the plains are. For some 1500 miles this has been our view - corn on one side, soybeans on the other with a broad horizon ahead.
We managed to dodge the rainstorm.
This pic is for Andy.
European visitors to the US often comment on just how vast the plains are. For some 1500 miles this has been our view - corn on one side, soybeans on the other with a broad horizon ahead.
We managed to dodge the rainstorm.
Playing I spy must be... dull
You realise that's double the distance from Shetland to Guernsey as the crow flies.Our mainland is under 900miles on roads driving north-south.
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Great pics, @steve-miller !! The building collector is interesting!
I’m guessing you’re not going into Mpls/St. Paul?
I love the Twin Cities. I lived there for about 6 years (first in Mpls and then in St Paul), and I got my BA from the U of Mn. It’s changed a lot since I lived there, for example I guess there’s a monorail now.
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Yes, both Ron and I have passes, but Mt. Rushmore is a national monument and the passes don’t work. No matter, there is no admission fee and parking only $10.
Ultimately destination was Mt. Rushmore, mostly to give us a direction to travel. Glad we saw it!
Yes, both Ron and I have passes, but Mt. Rushmore is a national monument and the passes don’t work. No matter, there is no admission fee and parking only $10.
Ultimately destination was Mt. Rushmore, mostly to give us a direction to travel. Glad we saw it!
yep, the journey rather than the destination.
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Greetings from Pukwana, SD! We’re staying at a working cattle ranch where the owner has added electric hookups to attract travelers like ourselves. It’s a very nice place, quiet, grass, friendly fellow travelers, but cell service is so weak I can’t post pictures.
Last two nights were in Hermosa, SD, Rapid City adjacent. My. Rushmore. Nice commercial campground, laundry, full hookups. Took long showers and washed out a few dainties. Vacuumed the trailer and scrubbed the floors.
Mt. Rushmore. Various people have told me it’s over hyped and not to bother. I’m here to tell you that those people are full of sh!t. It’s one of the most spectacular places I have ever visited! The setting alone is spectacular - mountains with thick forests of Ponderosa Pine. Narrow winding roads, spectacular vistas and rock formations.
And the mountain is breathtaking! The story of how it was created is even better and the Park Service knocked it out of the park when they built the visitor center. Not sure how they are able to keep it all up with their reduced budget (Musk needs more money - gotta respect that) but it’s a wonderful presentation. If you ever have a chance to see it I suggest you do so without delay - who knows how long it will remain open.
Minneapolis tomorrow - a 450 mile drive. Not sure what idiot planned that leg of the trip but future reservations depend on it.
I’ll post pics when I get a WiFi connection.
Mt Rushmore.... makes a great movie set!
Spoiler alert for anyone who never saw North by Northwest (I doubt there's anyone who has never seen it).
Link to video -
Mt Rushmore.... makes a great movie set!
Spoiler alert for anyone who never saw North by Northwest (I doubt there's anyone who has never seen it).
Link to video -
@ShiroKuro I highly recommend it. 5 stars. One of Hitchcock's best.
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@ShiroKuro I highly recommend it. 5 stars. One of Hitchcock's best.
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Stayed the night outside of Minneapolis then set off for Milwaukee. Stopped to see grandma’s house. I wasn’t born in thos house (University Hospital, donchaknow) but this is the house I came home to.
Stopped in Stillwater, MN., the antiques capital of the Midwest, to check the stock. Ron came very close to buying a gorgeous burl wood vintage Zenith table radio but decided against it because it had already been restored. Restoration is most of the fun for him and he passed.
Stillwater is an old town by Midwest standards, platted in 1848. Beautifully maintained and prospering quite nicely.
Spending the night at the Wisconsin state fairgrounds near Milwaukee. It’s not beautiful but it’s quiet, level, and the utilities work. Tomorrow we head for South Bend - our last stop on the trip.
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