Monday, August 24

family vacation

every year we have a family vacation with just the 5 of us. usually, we go to the beach because that is my favorite place to go. this year, colin wanted to plan a trip to the mountains. i told him if he planned it all, i would go wherever he wanted. he chose south dakota. it was a fantastic vacation packed with lots of fun from morning until night (colin's vacation itenerary is like none other). in the evenings we had a fire every night because it plummeted into the 40s! i'll have to admit, it was a nice change from the 3 digit temps we returned to in texas.
the highlights of the trip included ....

hiking

mount rushmore

horseback riding thru the black hills


touring the wildhorse sanctuary where hundreds of wild mustangs roam free


swimming in the chilly cascade falls


we also saw some wild buffalo up close


and wild burro

our time in south dakota ended with a drive thru the badlands

i couldn't leave south dakota without getting a pic of my little mountain man in a coonskin hat

3 comments:

rackersfamily said...

Looks like a great trip... wouldn't have thought of SD... but soounds like Colin should be a tour guide or open up a travel agency... just don't let him give Scott any ideas. ;)

Shannon said...

i remember your first trip to the beach!!!

Kayleen said...

Hi,
I'm happy that you decided to vacation in South Dakota and that you enjoyed your time here! We're happy to have you, and I hope you get a chance to visit us again.

Kayleen
SD Office of Tourism
www.travelsd.com