Dave and Judy Moss

Today was very frustrating! Our GPS took us on a shortcut that looked okay on the map. WRONG! There were no warnings about road work including detours or gravel roads. The shortcut state highway detours took us on county roads. It took us an extra hour! Once on I-90 things went smoothly. We are still in South Dakota.

Time zone changed from CDT to MDT. We are at a very nice KOA. Belvidere/Exit 170 KOA near Midland, SD. There is a beautiful stream.

Tomorrow we go to Buffalo, Wyoming. We will spend the weekend. Sunday we will go to Devil’s Tower.

We left Columbia, Missouri at about 8:00 a.m. Today was the longest drive for all summer, 427 mi!es. We usually like to keep our daily mileage to between 250 and 350 miles. We traveled from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa to South Dakota.

We arrived at our destination at about 4:30 p.m. We are staying at Sioux City North KOA in North Sioux City, South Dakota.

We ate dinner at a place called Sugar Daddy’s. It is a bar and grill. We both had French Dip sandwiches and onion rings. Beef was tender and the onion rings were great.

Tomorrow we go to Midland, South Dakota. It is about 300 miles.

Boomer had a bad night because of thunder. Tonight he has to suffer through a fireworks display. At least the fireworks will be over before his pull wears off.

More tomorrow.

We left Goreville, Illinois at about 8:30 a.m. We crossed the Mississippi River on I-70. The bridge was beautiful. We are now at Cedar Creek Resort and RV Park in Columbia, Missouri. We went into town to buy a new white fresh water hose. We ate at Bandanas BBQ. It was excellent!

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We left Waverly, Tennessee this morning about 10:30 this morning. We arrived in Goreville, Illinois at 2:30. We are at Hilltop Campgrounds. We are on our way to Gillette, Wyoming.

Jerome is located between Sedona and Prescott, Arizona. The town overlooks the Verde Valley.  Mining was the main business with a large copper mine but also, gold, silver and some other resources.  Ore deposits ran out in 1953 and the town nearly died.  It has been revitalized as a tourist town with older stores, restaurants and of course old mining equipment and museums.  The town became a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

Of course, we dined at an old BBQ restaurant and had great beef ribs.

We visited Montezuma Castle, which is outside Sedona, Arizona, at the end of April.  It is the first part of our trip in the new motorhome.

The Sinagua first began to develop the Castle about 650 CE with pits dug into the ground.  They began to build the cliff dwellings around 1050 CE.  We have been here numerous times, but we are still are amazed at the Castle and the overall construction.  They choose this location since it faces south for warmth and the proximity to the river and farming areas.  Other Sinaguas’ built Tuzigoot which is several miles away.

We are currently in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are waiting for our second Covid shot which we are scheduled for March 23, 2021. We upgraded our trailer to a motor-home; our truck to a Jeep. We will be leaving here mid-April and hope to visit our relatives in Arizona and Texas. We will update the page as we travel.

The Verde Canyon Railroad goes through the Verde Canyon which is in Clarkdale, Arizona. This is by Sedona, Arizona. The four hour trip was a beautiful ride through the canyon and with views of some old Hopi ruins, old home sites and of course the river. They fed us a delicious snack tray including champagne and water.

Our second stop was the Homolovi Ruins. Again, the weather was beautiful. What was impressive, there are pieces of pottery all over the place. “Homolovi” is Hopi for “Place of the Little Hills” — the traditional name for Winslow, Arizona. These ruins are from the Hopi from the 1200s to the late 1300s.

On our way to Las Vegas for the winter , we stayed in Holbrook, Arizona for a few nights. Our first stop was the Petrified Forest. The weather was great and even the dogs had a good time.