Family Travel Blog

From Mt Rushmore with Four Presidents carved into the mountain…..to Crazy Horse – the World’s Largest Mountain Carving NOW in progress.                 Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski (1908-1982) was invited by Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear to the Black Hills to carve Crazy Horse (a hero of the Lakota Indian … Continue reading »

Gold Fever has hit the Howitt Clan! We had arrived in Keystone (home of Mt Rushmore and rich in goldmining history). One of the attractions to this town was the Big Thunder Gold  Mine (originally discovered in 1892).                 We had given the kids a choice as to … Continue reading »

We left North Dakota and travelled south into South Dakota. We did a fair bit of travelling and arrived at the Mt Rushmore KOA campground late afternoon.                                   We decided at the last minute to go and see Mt … Continue reading »

After viewing the Painted canyon (see previous blog), we were anticipating a wonderful sight when we arrived in the Theordore Roosevelt National Park. But first we had to travel through a little town called Menora….and it was absolutley gorgeous. Everything was set up like a Wild Western town, with even the playground following the same … Continue reading »

From Bear country to Buffalo Country! We travelled out of Minnesota into North Dakota. Now, a lot of people we met on our travels suggested we bypass North Dakota as it is mainly prairie lands and apparently boring to travel through. So, torn between that advice and wanting to see the Dinosaur Museum in Dickinson, … Continue reading »