Fourth of July: We woke up early and got on the road. Chicago, through the Twin Cities, through Aberdeen, SD to Mary and Pat's in Ipswich. Apparently we made record time, 13 hours flat. What did we see on the drive, you ask? miles and miles of farmland. It's been a wet year so there are all these spots that are flooded. Not good for the farmers/ranchers, but made the drive pretty. On our way into town, we stopped and picked up some fireworks and that evening we had a firework extravaganza. Mary and Pat's neighbor came by and left us with some amazing fireworks, like the big kind. It was pretty sweet to have our own firework show. It was a clear, calm night and I don't remember the last time I saw stars like that. Of course, we had awesome food the whole time we were there. Some highlights: homemade burger buns, country style ribs, grilled jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon and chocolate cake with butter cream frosting. We got to visit with Mary's parents Patty and John, Steve and Logan got to play some one on one, and we got along surprisingly well with Kelly, their 13 year old Blue Heeler, classy and gassy.
Next day we drove through the Badlands in southwest SD and listened to lots of Bruce Springstein. It's an unbelievable park. We wish we had more time there. We got to explore the park on foot "off road". We saw rattlesnake signs, but no rattlesnakes, just crickets that jumped like kangaroos. Onto
Nice pictures guys! Where did you get them from, the "steve and claire pointing at large objects/landmarks database"? or perhaps the "steve and claire looking like their holding large objects/landmarks database".
ReplyDeleteEither way, it looks like you guys are having a blast, thanks for sharing the blog with everyone! I cant wait to see the rest of the pics!