On to Devil’s Tower National Monument. I remember seeing this on our cross country as kids, but I don’t remember going in and walking around, I feel like we stopped on the side of the road for pictures and it was at dusk? So anyways, it was fun to go in and do the 1.3 mile walk around the base and catch several different views of the unbelievable natural structure.
It was nice to stretch our legs, then it was on to Spearfish, South Dakota for lunch and a Walmart Supercenter stock up before going to our place in the Black Hills. Funny how Walmart runs have become a family event on this trip! Doug takes Penn and Jansen and they make a whole game of it. And I take the older boys and coach them through appropriate grocery store behavior as they spend most of their time messing with each other and the cart! At the end of the trip Doug takes Penn and Jansen out on the cart and they go really fast and then Doug has them jump off. I caught them as they sped away.
After loading up on groceries, it was time to head to our next destination of the Black Hills, South Dakota. We had reserved a cabin on a goat farm (naturally). It is adorable! After unloading the van (yet again!) we explored the property. Just lovely.
They even have pick-your-own buckets of lettuce off the back porch of each cabin!
And a pick-your-own vegetable garden. I let Koen and Tavin pick a little carrot each to try.
At the end of the lane is a historic site…the site of the last buffalo kill in South Dakota. So random, definitely sad and I couldn’t tell if it was here to celebrate or commemorate or what. But we checked it out at least (i.e. we read it and then the boys climbed the rock it was on).
After a home-cooked cabin meal of grilled drumsticks, Annie’s mac & cheese and kale and cabbage slaw, we cleaned up (the dishes and the boys) and settled in for a little “research” for our next day…we watched the first half of National Treasure 2, a family fav. The storyline actually takes them to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills. It was Jansen’s first time watching the movie and we just watched the first half. But it was fun to just chill as a family and snuggle and watch a movie for the first time in a long time!
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