South Dakota aka: SD

Just a little strip with a train depot but this sign was amusing

i stayed/worked on pine ridge reservation, sd this summer!

I want to visit the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

You have to go to Spearfish Canyon… It is beautiful… And if you’re into “off the beaten path” see if there’s a little place there called Rim Rock Lodge… I loved it. Old run down single room cabins with wood burning stoves… It was just what I was looking for. There’s even a few hikes around there… So enjoy, and don’t take some prissy girl who’s looking for room service cause this ain’t it! Charming, cozy, perfect… For me, but not for everyone! I loved it!

I have been to western SD on three different occasions and each time I left yearning for more. I would move there to live permanently if there was a way to make a decent living year round. I found that most of the business is from tourists and all of the tourists leave by the end of October and don’t return until around May when most of the businesses open back up again. I know many people who do live there, but they are working two and sometimes three jobs just to make ends meet. That’s just too high a price to pay for me. If I were to live in a place of such majestic magical beauty I would want to be able to have plenty of time to enjoy it. Oh well, I guess I will just have to keep going back. Oh darn! ;)