Arrival. Palmer Gulch, SD

We made it!  Black Hills national Forest is amazing. From the flat farmlands of Minnesota to the rolling grasslands of easter South Dakota the scenery on this leg of the trip has been nothing short of breathtaking. The final leg of our drive saw Pop-pop secure his title of King of the Road as he polished off the final bit of a 1700 mile journey by dropping Jen and I off at the Rapid City Airport to pick up our rental car for the remainder of the trip.  what can you say about Rapid City Airport other than don't expect a lot of signs and don't expect much of an airport!  That cannot be said however for theThe Palmer Gulch KOA.  This place is huge! with amenities like no other KOA we have ever been at - with the added bonus of being dropped into some serious postcard worthy scenery. The kids enjoyed the pool, the water slide and countless areas to have fun.  the adults hung out at the site and enjoyed some dinner and an evening of gazing at the stars.. well planets actually.. as we later fond out.  Tomorrow we begin our tour of the sights but if what we have seen so far is any indication of how things are going to go, we are truly spoiled by nature.  

Pizza Ice Cream and Wings... what more do you need?

Coralie and Mia enjoy slide at Palmer Gulch KOA

Palmer Gulch KOA .. nice view!