Category Archives: South Dakota

The Journey West – To Our New Home, September-October 2022

As I mentioned in our last post, the news that we were told that we had a unit was available to us in Stoneridge at the Park caused us to make a drastic change in plans. While we were still … Continue reading

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The Journey East (to Michigan) – September 2021

We left Camp Murray on the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 7). We had a variety of stops planned, some quick overnights in truck stops and Walmarts, combined with longer stays in established campgrounds. Our first significant stop was in … Continue reading

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Why is it called Sioux Falls? September 2016

Why is it called Sioux Falls?  Because it has a significant water fall!  We were driving across South Dakota, headed for Michigan and planned this as a short stop – only two nights.  Sometimes when we make such stops we … Continue reading

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How Do You Get Mail? Communication and Technology on the Road

When we are talking to people about being full time RVers the one question that comes up most often is, “How do you get your mail?” Because we no longer had a physical address in Michigan we had to establish … Continue reading

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South Dakota, The Badlands and the Black Hills – August 2012

It was June of 2011 that we became official residents of South Dakota and now we finally returned to our new home state.  The drive from Matt and Adams’ house to Custer State Park in the Black Hills was too … Continue reading

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Minneapolis, MN – August 2012

As we left Michigan we decided our next stop should be Minneapolis because Bob was flying to Pittsburgh and needed to be near an airport.  On our way there, we decided to break up the trip by stopping overnight in … Continue reading

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We “move” to South Dakota

Our first stop was Lake City, MI.  Some friends of ours (Stan and Betsy Pash) have a home they plan to retire in and they had invited us to stay and visit with them.  We pulled in next to their … Continue reading

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