South Dakota – 2017

South Dakota – 2017

On Our Minds, Traveling
We went to South Dakota to get our driver’s license expecting that both of us would be able to renew them at the same time.  Joe needed his by the end of March and mine was due at the end of September.  The rule of being a resident of South Dakota and getting a SD license is that you must stay overnight at least one night and you must prove you receive your mail in the state.  We decided to stay three nights at the campground of our mail service (worse campground we have ever stayed at). We gather all the paperwork we needed from our mail service and off to the DMV we went on the 28th.  Joe successfully renewed his license but not so fast for me.  I…
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Colorado -2017

Colorado -2017

State Parks
Before we headed to Colorado, we stopped in Amarillo, TX for a few days to catch-up on wash and do a little shopping.  My brother, Wayne and his wife, Lois, stopped for a night on their way back from Arizona to Minnesota.  We had a great visit and probably one of the best burgers we have ever had at a burger joint called Blue Sky in Amarillo.  It is on our list of “would like to return to” places to eat.   It was great seeing my brother and Lois.  We don’t get to see them often. We stopped in Logan, New Mexico at Ute Lake State Park for a seven day stay.  Not much of a park but it was quiet because it was almost empty and we had a…
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Our Four Legged Companion – Lily

Our Four Legged Companion – Lily

Traveling
Lily had a really rough few months fighting off big dogs.  At three separate campgrounds she was attacked by big dogs.  Her first was by a golden retriever who was not on a leash ran out and jumped on her.   I think the dog wanted to play with her but scared her enough not to want to be by big dogs.  The second was a standard poodle that was tied to a lawn chair and as Lily and I walked by pulled the chair to the road and took Lily to the ground with her mouth.  Needless to say I did a lot of screaming to get the dog off her.  The last was the worse when a Rottweiler broke his leash that was tied to the picnic table, ran…
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