Picture Update - Missoula, Rapid City and I90

As you can see, we are really getting into the western lifestyle. In Missoula, we learned to yield to pedestrians, slow down for horses, and just take it easy.

Staying in the special secret A-Frame location, I learned to toss a hammer up in the air and catch it. Aaron master this skill and beat everyone in two rounds of Stump. Luckily, I got to feel like a winner in cribbage. I did not feel like a winner in the sauna, as I totally wimped out earlier than the rest of the gang.

After driving for 9 hours across basically all of Montana, we arrived in Rapid City, South Dakota. This charming town has bronze sculptures of our nation's presidents (up through GHWB), an inordinate about of bridal shops (by my count, 6 within about a 4 block radius), and a surprisingly awesome and chic restaurant (The Corn Exchange). I could do a whole separate post on the local food goodness of this restaurant. I think the Firehouse Brewery does NOT deserve its own post. I couldn't even drink half of my "amber wheat".

As it approached dark, we drove 20 miles south to Mt. Rushmore. To get to this huge national monument, one must drive through Keystone, which is the Vegas of South Dakota in terms of flashing lights and family fun events.

In the morning, we were back on I-90 again for another 8 hours of driving. One of our favorite things about this part of the country is the Sinclair gas stations. Here is a picture of Aaron with their mascot.

We arrived in Bloomington, MN just in time for a wonderful dinner with my cousins. A major perk of traveling is seeing family and we are glad we'll get to do a bunch more of that along the way.

Now for breakfast before seeing the Twins vs BoSox at noon!