An Unforgettable Outing
July 26th, 2017--The second straight day of rain. Luckily it involved a lot of driving and not hiking. We were headed to Wind Cave National Park. Like a rainy day at home, this involved a lot of movie watching. At first all four kids watched the old Super Friends episodes. Later, the boys wanted to watch the Back to the Future trilogy and I taught Mere how to make a friendship bracelet. As we get closer to Wind Cave we enter into the thriving community of Prairie Dog Country. And by that I mean on both sides of the road was a dusty grassland and everywhere you looked little prairie dogs were poking their heads out, looking around; wrestling with other dogs; diving in and out of tunnels--it was a sight to see! Finally we get the Visitor Center of Wind Cave and while Michelle whips up a lunch of barbecue, beans, mac 'n cheese, and chips, the rest of us went to get our tickets for the tour of the cave. If I haven't said it enough, PLEASE take advantage of the Every...