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May 2002 Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. North of Scottsbluff, NE. "Hey Tuxie, what did you just see, a snake?" |
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"Hey Mom, the exhibits here in the Visitor Center are cool! I though the animals here were dinosaurs, but they're all mammals!" |
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"Daddy, is this what Tuxie looks like underneath?" |
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"Hey Dad, wanna join us in the teepee?" |
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"Mom will never believe we saw a baby rattlesnake and its mother right next to the trail!" |
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Wind Cave National Park. North of Hot Springs, SD. "Okay everyone, SMILE!" |
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"Wow, those bison are just sitting there not paying any attention to us!" |
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"Daddy, the sign said we are near the place where the movie 'Dances with Wolves' was shot!" |
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"There's another rattlesnake right by the picnic area restroom...it looks just like the one we saw on the trail at Agate Fossil Beds!" |
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Rushmore Shadows RV Park site
#206. Rockerville, SD. "I hope it doesn't storm here like it did last night at our Wal-Mart campsite in Nebraska!" |
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Storybook Island
Park. Rapid City, SD. "We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!" |
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"Well, I'll be, Daddy found his long lost brother!" |
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Museum of Geology. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Rapid City, SD. "Now here's a place with some cool dinosaur bones...look how tall this one is!" |
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"Wow, Dad, check out these mammoth tusks!" |
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Mount Rushmore National
Monument. Near Keystone, SD. "I can't believe we're finally here!" |
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"The parade of flags is cool! Hurry up everyone, I want to eat dinner and still have time to do the trails before sunset!" |
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"Wow, Dad, the eyes really are six feet tall!" |
 
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"Wow, so this is what Mount
Rushmore looks like at night...WAY COOL!!!"
"Okay, Mom, you can stop crying now..." |
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Air & Space Museum. Ellsworth Air Force Base. Rapid City, SD. "Wow Dad, look at all the planes, helicopters, and rockets out here!" |
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"Yup Dad, we like the World War II planes the best, too!" |
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"Ahhhhhh...time for a swim in the campground pool to cool off after a hot day!" |
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"I'm ready to work some more on my swimming lessons, Daddy!" |
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June 2002 "Look Daddy, you can see Devils Tower right from our campsite!" |
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Devils Tower National Monument. Devils Tower, WY. It's hard to believe that the top of Devils Tower, which is about the size of a football field, used to be how high all the land around here was and where we are sitting is how much erosion has taken place over the years. "Okay, who's ready to do some hiking!" |