Ready for vacation – Newark, NJ
Almost to the (first) plane – Newark, NJ
Flight 1 underway – Newark, NJ
In-flight entertainment – Newark, NJ
Layover – Denver, CO
Layover, still – Denver, CO
Getting a little sleepy – Denver, CO
Almost there – Denver, CO
And, done – Denver, CO
“Playing the pool ball” – Hill City, SD
First night in the cabin – Hill City, SD
Surveying the homestead – Hill City, SD
Morning in SD – Hill City, SD
Wilderness boys – Hill City, SD
Black Hills Institute of Geology – Hill City, SD
Not technically touching the bones – Hill City, SD
Still not touching the bones – Hill City, SD
T-Rex – Hill City, SD
So many dinosaurs – Hill City, SD
T-Rex again – Hill City, SD
Mammoth prelude – Hill City, SD
Dinosaurs: Check – Hill City, SD
Journaling for kindergarten – Hill City, SD
On to Reptile Gardens – Rapid City, SD
Snakes! – Rapid City, SD
Gators! – Rapid City, SD
Squawks! – Rapid City, SD
More snakes! – Rapid City, SD
More snakes! – Rapid City, SD
Still more snakes! – Rapid City, SD
Giant tortoise! – Rapid City, SD
Dylan getting down there – Rapid City, SD
Investigating the tortoise – Rapid City, SD
Making friends – Rapid City, SD
Its on the move! – Rapid City, SD
Reptiles: Check – Rapid City, SD
Time for bears – Rapid City, SD
More bears – Rapid City, SD
Even more bears – Rapid City, SD
More bears (statue variety) – Rapid City, SD
Bear Country: Check – Rapid City, SD
Local Beer: Check – Hill City, SD
Tubby time – Hill City, SD
Frontier eats – Hill City, SD
Chilly but ready to run – Crazy Horse, SD
Chillier but still ready to run – Crazy Horse, SD
Almost time – Crazy Horse, SD
And we’re off! – Crazy Horse, SD
Suddenly realizing we’re more than a mile above sea-level – Crazy Horse, SD
Leaving Crazy Horse, hitting the trail – Crazy Horse, SD
Rocks! – Hill City, SD
More rocks! – Hill City, SD
Even more rocks! – Hill City, SD
One, single, large rock! – Hill City, SD
Dylan learning what a jackhammer is – Hill City, SD
Traditional miner dance – Hill City, SD
More rock dancing – Hill City, SD
Rocks: Check – Hill City, SD
Co-kings of the mountain – Hill City, SD
Heading to town – Hill City, SD
Cheyenne and Black Hills Telegraph – Hill City, SD
Trains! – Hill City, SD
Train Museum: Check – Hill City, SD
Fueling up, waiting for Dad – Hill City, SD
Almost there – Hill City, SD
Luke helping me home – Hill City, SD
Sneaking in under 4 hours – Hill City, SD
Luke’s fourth marathon “finish” – Hill City, SD
South Dakota: Check – Hill City, SD
Time for dad to sit down – Hill City, SD
Pumped to be done – Hill City, SD
Finishers! – Hill City, SD
Everyone gets a medal – Hill City, SD
In the “bikini” – Crazy Horse, SD
Only a few more decades of work to go – Crazy Horse, SD
Crazy Horse is the man – Crazy Horse, SD
Keeping the kids occupied while Dad rests – Crazy Horse, SD
Learning, I think – Crazy Horse, SD
Learning, I’m pretty sure – Crazy Horse, SD
Studying the work – Crazy Horse, SD
Crazy Horse: Check – Crazy Horse, SD
In the cave – Hill City, SD
We made it! – Keystone, SD
Marge and Bill too! – Keystone, SD
28 years behind schedule – Keystone, SD
Looking good – Keystone, SD
Rushmore hiking – Keystone, SD
Climbers on Lincoln’s head – Keystone, SD
Still looks good – Keystone, SD
Boys running out of patience – Keystone, SD
Mount Rushmore: Check – Keystone, SD
Heading out into Black Hills National Forest – Custer, SD
Black Hills hiking – Custer, SD
Sylvan Lake – Custer, SD
Still Sylvan Lake – Custer, SD
Still hiking – Custer, SD
And lunchtime – Custer, SD
Appreciating the view (I hope) – Custer, SD
Lunch spot – Custer, SD
Braving the bridge – Custer, SD
Exploring the cave – Custer, SD
Holding up the boulder – Custer, SD
Those rocks haven’t crushed anyone yet – Custer, SD
Black Hills hike: Check – Custer, SD
Beer! – Hill City, SD
Dylan is not impressed – Deadwood, SD
Deadwood: Check – Deadwood, SD
Campfire: Check – Hill City, SD
Closing out the growler – Hill City, SD
Story time – Hill City, SD
Archeology! – Hot Springs, SD
Crayon rubbing – Hot Springs, SD
Working hard – Hot Springs, SD
Learning (I think) – Hot Springs, SD
Checking out the bones – Hot Springs, SD
Silly Mammoths, that was a sinkhole – Hot Springs, SD
So many mammoth bones – Hot Springs, SD
Just about done learning about mammoths – Hot Springs, SD
Mammoths: Check – Hot Springs, SD
Dylan, close to being left in there – Hot Springs, SD
One of many Calamity Jane stayed in – Hot Springs, SD
Tour sold out, told kids this was the cave – Hot Springs, SD
Wind Cave: Check (kind of) – Hot Springs, SD
Buffalo roaming – Hot Springs, SD
Settling in for the night – Hill City, SD
Brothers in a cabin bed – Hill City, SD
Heading home – Rapid City, SD
Final flight – Chicago, IL
Vacation: Check- Newark, NJ
Date: 2016-10-09