Dream Vacation

Terry Vance · #1 04-30-2007, 06:39 PM

I have been lurking around checking out the forum on a regular basis, but not posting much. So here goes:

We start our vacation on Wednesday. A carving dream trip for me and a much needed vacation for my wife. She gets to lay around and do whatever. I will be carving with Marv Kaisersatt in Minnesota.

From there we plan on going west. South Dakota to see Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, the center of the U.S. and hopefully the Devils Tower in Wyoming. After that it is up in the air. I was hoping to go south to see pikes peak and then over across Kansas, down to Oklahoma.

I would like to drop in on Lynn. You gonna be home around the 19th or 20th of May?

I am hoping to maybe get some cottonwood bark along there somewhere. Does anyone know the particulars about collecting the stuff. Pick it up or does it have to be removed from the trees. Then there is the legality of it all.

I may even find a carving show along the way. Who knows……..

Nancy-ID · #2 04-30-2007, 06:44 PM

Sounds fun! Have a safe and fun trip.

JIM QUILICI · #3 04-30-2007, 06:53 PM

Terry,

don't forget to stop by Custer ( not too far from mt Rushmore) and see the carving museum there. worth the trip.

Jim

Kenny_S · #4 04-30-2007, 07:12 PM

Well the center of the US isn't in South dakota but some mighty fine viewing around the Black Hills. The badlands and Walls is different. By all means head south from Crazy Horse and the carving museum in Custer. Nice.
If you get to South East Kansas on Highway 75(Caney Ks), at the border of Kansas and Oklahoma look me up.

Lynn O. Doughty · #5 04-30-2007, 07:44 PM

Please, stop by. Just give us a heads up. Take Jim's advice and go to the carving museum in Custer. Just remember, when paying your admission to tell them to not stick one of those cheesy bumper stickers on your car!!

brian bailey · #6 04-30-2007, 09:09 PM

Just a heads up on the geographical center of the US in S.Dakota.

The monument was moved to the visitors center in Belle Fourche because to many people were getting bit by rattle snakes at the center's site off of highway 85.

We rode our motorcycles the 30+ desolate miles just to find the road to the center was barricaded and the 30+ desolate miles back to Belle Fourche.

The carvers museum in Custer is a must see.

Eddy Smiles · #7 04-30-2007, 09:22 PM

Bon Voyage!

whitecree · #8 04-30-2007, 10:31 PM

I remember going on a dream vacation once.

Problem was, it was only a dream.

Hey, have fun!

Wolf Kiessling · #9 05-01-2007, 12:30 AM

A few years ago my late wife and I did the exact same trip you are contemplating except we also included Wind Cave and Jewel Cave. Don't make the same mistake that we did and skip the Carver's Museum. We only skipped it because I didn't know about it............