Author Archives: Jacinta Meredith

Mount Rushmore

Day 10 (June 6): Detour alert! Today’s scheduled detours included Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore. I’ve been to both before, but so many years ago, I just barely remember, and Daniel has never seen either. We were going to head out first thing in the morning to see Wall Drug, and then remembered that itContinueContinue reading “Mount Rushmore”

All the Landmarks

Okay, fair warning, we hit ten stops today, so if you think my previous posts were long, you should set aside some time for this one…or divide it up. 😊 It’s worth reading about though!! First, I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but camping actually went really well yesterday! I finished my blog postContinueContinue reading “All the Landmarks”

Traveling Through Kansas

Day 7 (June 3rd): After the laptop incident of last night, the bugs seemed satisfied and pretty much left us alone, except for one final assassination attempt by a June bug as it attempted to get into our tent by slamming into the side as we were trying to sleep. Of course, I had someContinueContinue reading “Traveling Through Kansas”

Pioneer Camping Grounds and Stops

Days 4 – 6: After a refreshing couple days spent celebrating my father-in-law’s birthday, catching up on laundry, and grabbing some groceries, we are back on the road! I know it might seem odd to go back to Independence when we technically had moved past it, but I simply had to try a tour fromContinueContinue reading “Pioneer Camping Grounds and Stops”

Camping Practice: Part Two

The first order of business once we finally finished the interminable task of unloading the car and setting up the tent was finding firewood before it got dark. I might add that one of the only things I was actually looking forward to during this camping trip was sitting in front of a fire andContinueContinue reading “Camping Practice: Part Two”