South Dakota's "Dignity: of Earth & Sky"

[Taltarzac725]

Dignity: of Earth & Sky | Travel South Dakota (https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/dignity-earth-sky)

Would like to travel to South Dakota at some point. One of the states I have not been to yet. And this looks like something worthwhile to see.

Have not been to Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, South Carolina, South Dakota, Georgia, but am not sure about Maine, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Connecticut. Depends on the routes we took going back and forth from the Milwaukee area to Cape Cod back in the 1960s. Think we did go through Rhode Island when went to see Gettysburg on the way to the Cape and up through Niagara Falls on way back.

[manaboutown]

Mount Rushmore took my breath away! I also enjoyed seeing the badlands. Very nice people in South Dakota.

[roscoguy]

Dignity: of Earth & Sky | Travel South Dakota (https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/dignity-earth-sky)
Would like to travel to South Dakota at some point. One of the states I have not been to yet. And this looks like something worthwhile to see.


It does look like it would be an interesting thing to visit if you get up that way. A friend visited SD many years ago in a rented motorhome & stopped at several of the well known attractions like Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse monument & The Badlands. He said it was definitely a trip worth taking.

[tvbound]

Although South Dakota hasn't been affected nearly as much as North Dakota from the recent oil boom, the entire region has changed substantially from even 10 years ago. There is still some beautiful country to explore though.

[manaboutown]

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[Taltarzac725]

Mount Rushmore took my breath away! I also enjoyed seeing the badlands. Very nice people in South Dakota.

Official Website of the City of Sturgis, SD - Home (https://www.sturgis-sd.gov/)

My older brother and his wife went to Sturgis around the time of their motorcycle event. They also saw Mt. Rushmore.

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2021 - Concerts, Music Festival (https://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/)

[Joe C.]

South Dakota is a beautiful state, from Mt. Rushmore, to the Badlands, and the town of Deadwood. I've been to S. Dakota twice, and would do it again in a heartbeat.
Vermont is a beautiful, charming state. You won't find a single billboard along any of the roads and highways.
I love to travel.

[MandoMan]

Dignity: of Earth & Sky | Travel South Dakota (https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/dignity-earth-sky)

Would like to travel to South Dakota at some point. One of the states I have not been to yet. And this looks like something worthwhile to see.

Have not been to Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, South Carolina, South Dakota, Georgia, but am not sure about Maine, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Connecticut. Depends on the routes we took going back and forth from the Milwaukee area to Cape Cod back in the 1960s. Think we did go through Rhode Island when went to see Gettysburg on the way to the Cape and up through Niagara Falls on way back.

It seems that there are some beautiful parts of the country you haven’t yet explored. Some states, like Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, are beautiful nearly everywhere just driving through, but especially if you get off the freeways and explore a little. Some on your list, like New Jersey and Rhode Island, can give you a bad impression if you just stay on I-95 and think you’ve seen them or just use Newark Airport while traveling. Rhode Island, though small, has some lovely areas. New Jersey? I’ve spent weekends for ten years in New Jersey near Trump’s golf course, involved with horses and fox hunting. It’s one of the most beautiful parts of the country, and a very different world from Newark and Jersey City. It’s filled with mountains, trees, fields, flowers. As for South Dakota, it has some very beautiful places, mostly around the western edge. Most of the state is flat and miles of corn, wheat, soybeans, or prairie. Like much of Nebraska. I find that beautiful, but lots of people find it boring. As for American Indians, unless you go to a reservation, chances are that metal one at a rest stop in your link is the only one you’ll see. Instead, go there to see real Dakota farm families in real pickup trucks who live on real farms and shop in real American towns and WalMarts. Enjoy their exotic Scandinavian, German, Ukrainian, and Russian faces and traditions and accents. This is an amazing country, but so much of it doesn’t reveal itself if you stick to the freeways. A lot of it is more “a good place to be” than “a good place to visit.” Some is more “a good place to have left.”

[NoMo50]

South Dakota is definitely a trip worth taking, but it is a hike from here. My wife and I visited last summer, making the trip from our previous home in Kansas City. We made the journey on our motorcycle, which is an excellent way to enjoy all of the scenery. Photographs certainly do not do justice to all of the natural, and man-made, wonders in the State. Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse (which I doubt will ever be completed), the Black Hills, the Badlands, an easy drive to Devil's Tower in Wyoming...so much to see and do. You can spend days just in the Black Hills (we did), and not see/do everything. Iron Mountain Road, Needles Highway, Spearfish Canyon, Custer State Park, the monuments, etc. Keep in mind though...if you go the first two weeks in August, that is rally time in Sturgis. The entire Black Hills area will be very crowded, and lodging prices are about double what they are in non-rally times.

They love their tourists in South Dakota. Super friendly people, and very accommodating. I would go back in a heartbeat, but doubt that I would ride the motorcycle from Florida! The state should be on your bucket list.

[Stu from NYC]

On our bucket list for sure

[NotGolfer]

We started our married life in Sioux Falls as college students. That was 56 (or a bit over counting our 'single' life) years ago. It was a lovely city then....the largest in a 4 state area, we were told. But only a bit over 100k then so it should have grown by now. I do know that folks from N.W. Iowa and S.W. Minnesota will travel there for medical reasons. We'd have stayed upon graduation but their wages were low. We visited a couple of times after leaving in the early 70's but haven't been back since. Traveling west is an experience for sure. The country-side goes from rolling to quite flat. Be sure to stop at the Corn Palace in Mitchell just to say you've see it. The western edge of the state is beautiful with the Black Hills.

[togabill]

Custer State Park we thought was a gem.

[rmd2]

I loved South Dakota. It was a great trip!

[Taltarzac725]

Have been to Oklahoma as my mother's father was from there and we had visited some great aunts in Oklahoma on the way to Reno in 1969.

But it looks like I have also not been to Nebraska which is just next to South Dakota.

Love trains and I hope one goes up that way. I saw North Dakota, Montana, Washington State, and Oregon from a train in 1988 that was coming from the Twin Cities.

[jimjamuser]

Official Website of the City of Sturgis, SD - Home (https://www.sturgis-sd.gov/)

My older brother and his wife went to Sturgis around the time of their motorcycle event. They also saw Mt. Rushmore.

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2021 - Concerts, Music Festival (https://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/)
The Sturgis Rally of 2020 was a good example of what NOT to do in a Pandemic. That was a "bucket list" destination that LITERALLY caused people to kick the bucket. A rally in 2021 would probably be somewhat safer. I will never go to that city just because of the city's greed for NOT canceling the 2020 event for the good of the country.

[jimjamuser]

It seems that there are some beautiful parts of the country you haven’t yet explored. Some states, like Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, are beautiful nearly everywhere just driving through, but especially if you get off the freeways and explore a little. Some on your list, like New Jersey and Rhode Island, can give you a bad impression if you just stay on I-95 and think you’ve seen them or just use Newark Airport while traveling. Rhode Island, though small, has some lovely areas. New Jersey? I’ve spent weekends for ten years in New Jersey near Trump’s golf course, involved with horses and fox hunting. It’s one of the most beautiful parts of the country, and a very different world from Newark and Jersey City. It’s filled with mountains, trees, fields, flowers. As for South Dakota, it has some very beautiful places, mostly around the western edge. Most of the state is flat and miles of corn, wheat, soybeans, or prairie. Like much of Nebraska. I find that beautiful, but lots of people find it boring. As for American Indians, unless you go to a reservation, chances are that metal one at a rest stop in your link is the only one you’ll see. Instead, go there to see real Dakota farm families in real pickup trucks who live on real farms and shop in real American towns and WalMarts. Enjoy their exotic Scandinavian, German, Ukrainian, and Russian faces and traditions and accents. This is an amazing country, but so much of it doesn’t reveal itself if you stick to the freeways. A lot of it is more “a good place to be” than “a good place to visit.” Some is more “a good place to have left.”
I was stationed for 3 years in the Air Force (or Farce depending on how deep you drill down) near Omaha, Nebraska. I always found interesting things to do, places to go, interesting people to meet. I got 1-month vacation per year so I could travel all around Nebraska. They did get overly ga-ga over their "BIG RED" college football team. Also, back then (maybe still) the College Baseball World Series was in Omaha.

[manaboutown]

The Sturgis Rally of 2020 was a good example of what NOT to do in a Pandemic. That was a "bucket list" destination that LITERALLY caused people to kick the bucket. A rally in 2021 would probably be somewhat safer. I will never go to that city just because of the city's greed for NOT canceling the 2020 event for the good of the country.

Sturgis is a small town, not a city by any stretch of the imagination. Their rally crowds are so huge I doubt they will miss you. Here is another place you may want to add to you no-go list if you are concerned about contracting the China virus. A Festival for Black Skiers in Idaho Became a Coronavirus Nightmare - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-festival-for-black-skiers-in-idaho-became-a-coronavirus-nightmare-11585992600)

[Heytubes]

I’m leaving Monday with sister and brother-in-law for the West. Been many times but she hasn’t, so a bucket list trip for sure in the RV. Taking in virtually all the national parks east of California from the Grand Canyon, Zion, Yellowstone, Etc. Be gone a tad over 6 weeks. Did Alaska couple years ago, three months, but the border is now closed. Travel now while you can as there’s much to see here, especially since you don’t know our longevity.

[manaboutown]

I’m leaving Monday with sister and brother-in-law for the West. Been many times but she hasn’t, so a bucket list trip for sure in the RV. Taking in virtually all the national parks east of California from the Grand Canyon, Zion, Yellowstone, Etc. Be gone a tad over 6 weeks. Did Alaska couple years ago, three months, but the border is now closed. Travel now while you can as there’s much to see here, especially since you don’t know our longevity.

That sounds like a fantastic trip! Six weeks so you can take your time. I have been to many of the national parks in the west, sometimes in a motorhome. They were wonderful trips. Take lots of photos!

[Taltarzac725]

1880 Train - South Dakota Rail in the Scenic Black Hills (https://www.deadwood.com/business/attractions/1880-train/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5NuNidX87wIVhgiICR2PqQH8EAAYASA AEgIJkPD_BwE)

Amtrak does not have service in South Dakota but this looks very interesting.

[stan the man]

On our bucket list for sure

Me too stu

[stan the man]

I’m leaving Monday with sister and brother-in-law for the West. Been many times but she hasn’t, so a bucket list trip for sure in the RV. Taking in virtually all the national parks east of California from the Grand Canyon, Zion, Yellowstone, Etc. Be gone a tad over 6 weeks. Did Alaska couple years ago, three months, but the border is now closed. Travel now while you can as there’s much to see here, especially since you don’t know our longevity.

WOW you are so lucky. please send pictures