If at First you Don't Succeed...

Trying again tomorrow. Both of us really want to take advantage of our reservations at Badlands National Park in South Dakota, so we booked four nights in hotels in Atlanta, Memphis, Kansas City, and Sioux City, which leaves 295 miles to the national park. Here's a National Park Service photo of a vista-

Then...hello Wall Drug!!!

If you are unfamiliar with the name, The New York Times has described Wall Drug as "a sprawling tourist attraction of international renown that draws some two million annual visitors to a remote town. It's off Interstate 90, and has been in business since 1931, succeeding with a promotion for "Free Ice Water."

All in all, we feel much better prepared this go around. The last time we ran around like headless chickens as we tried to finish last minute chores and packing. But there's always something left behind or forgotten, of course. But as long as we have money, credit cards, the dogs, and our prescription medications (oh, the humanity) we're fine.

We'll post as the spirit moves us over the next five days. Then, lots of pictures from the Badlands and the Great Midwest.