Wednesday-Thursday, August 2-3, 2017
Today we start our journey to Mount
Rushmore. Our first stop is a local
radio station where they do a little travel segment. Our Blue Earth hosts suggested that we record
a little piece about our travels. Of
course I jumped on the opportunity because I love being on the radio. We recorded two short segments about our
journey. It was promised that they would
send me a copy of the final segments but even after another request through
email it never happened…Oh well…
It’s a couple days drive to get to
the area of Mount Rushmore so we stayed with a boondocking host in Oacoma.
SD. There is really little to say about
the boondocking experience as we just parked for the night and packed up early
the next morning.
We did make a stop at a Welcome
Center in Chamberlain, SD. As often
happens we were pleasantly surprised with what we found there. It was
relatively busy here as we hit the area just before the Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally. The Welcome Center had a little
museum dedicated to the Lewis & Clark expedition, as they camped here
in1804. It also had a beautiful sculpture of representing the Lakota and Dakata
peoples. Dignity, as she is called, stands
50 ft. tall and is situated with a view of Missouri river. There was a small quote in the Welcome
Center, written by the sculptor, that struck me:
Her name is Dignity.
“Standing at
a crossroads, Dignity echoes the interaction of earth, sky, and people. It brings to light the beauty and promise of
indigenous people and culture that still thrives on this land. The intent is to have the sculpture stand as
an enduring symbol of our shared belief that all here are sacred, and in a
sacred place.”
Leave Blue Earth, MN –
8:20am (arrive at radio station at 8:28am, departed station at 9:08am) - 62°
Rte. 169N►90W
Gas - Exit 399, Love’s
$2.14/gal
11:18 South Dakota
welcomes us – sign depicting Mt. Rushmore, Great Places-Great Faces
Stop at Chamberlain, SD
Welcome Center (exit 265)
Arrive – Oacoma
Boondockers 3:27pm
Miles traveled – 281.1
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