Summer Trip - Day 3

Day three we left Lusk and traveled into South Dakota!!  The pictures above are from the drive out of Lusk.  I thought it was really pretty.

When we entered South Dakota, all of my boys (including Jeremy) got to add a state to their list of states visited.  I had already been to South Dakota, so I didn't get to add a state to my list.

Once in South Dakota, we decided to visit Spearfish Canyon.  It is really beautiful.

We stopped and saw Bridal Veil Falls.  You can see this from the road, so it is an easy stop.

We then took a hike to see Spearfish Falls.  Here are my little guys on the trail.

More pictures from the hike.  This was really fun, and beautiful!

Finally, at the falls!

Then we took another hike to see Roughlock falls.

Pretty scenery from the hike.

Roughlock Falls!!

And to prove we were there - - here are the boys in front of them.

A picture from the hike back.  All of the boys loved these hikes - except Drake.  He loved them until about the last mile of the last one, and then he decided he had had enough.

I took this picture just so I could remember how clear the water was here.  So pretty!!  We loved Spearfish canyon!!

From there we headed to Belle Fourche, SD.  The geographical center of the nation (including Alaska, and Hawaii).  This monument isn't the exact spot.  It is actually located outside of town on private land, but they took advantage of their proximity, and it is a fun little stop if you are ever in the area.

The boys at the monument.  It is nice and very well kept.  There is also a good little museum that is free there.  

After we left Belle Fourche, we headed into North Dakota!  This time the whole family got to add a state to their list!!

That night we stayed in Dickinson, North Dakota.  The hotel was nice.  It also had a large suite that would accommodate our whole family, and it had a fun little waterpark that all the boys loved.

It had a full sized waterslide that was FAST!!  Tad wouldn't go on it at first, but finally agreed to go if Jeremy held him.  After he did that a time or two, we couldn't get him off of it.  He was a watersliding fanatic!!

Here is Drake coming down the slide.

The boys also had fun in the bigger pool on these ropes and floating discs.

Day 3 was a great one!!