View of the Badlands on July 8, 2013
Lonely Prairie Road
South Dakota Prairie
Next photos are prairie grasslands.
Waist to chest high, btw.
There are tiny treasures in the grass!
Clumping herds all day---lightning storm that night!
Badlands, South Dakota
Badlands in the distance
Eastern border of the Badlands
Wonderful, friendly
Social workers and counselors for Youth and Family Services
on their way to Pierre, SD for a conference. What do they love?
Children, young people, family, friends.
PEOPLE!
People are also the thing they would like to take a break from!
Clouds gathering near Belvidere
View from Belvidere East KOA, 6:36 pm, July 8, 2013
Lightning storm in a few hours.
Belvidere east KOA view in morning
1880 town: props from Dances With Wolves
Jeff Klein, keyboard player from The Beach Boys,
now plays honky tonk at 1880 town saloon.
Marlin and Linda at 1880 Town.
Old time barn at border of 1880 town.
Okaton Ghost Town
Okaton Ghost Town
Prairie view from the back of Okaton
Road worker placing his mark in tar.
Verdant farmland in SD
Typical sight at the SD gas stations, for farmers
to scrape off the snow and mud from their boots
Teri, Kennebec KOA
Now we see the cornfields of South Dakota
Gently rolling hills.
Looking east, you can see the hills around the Missouri River.
Missouri River, west side, near Oacoma
Oacoma, SD view of the grand Missouri River.
Heading for the bridge over the river.
Bridge, connecting Oacoma to Chamberlain, over the river.
Sunset on the Missouri River.
Steve and Bill, campground buddies in Chamberlain
There is a story here, don't you think?
Young cattails.
Picturesque and unique SD farmhouse.
Red fence under the trees.
Hmmmmmm
Corn, east of the Missouri River.
Karen, the adventurous sailor, traveling through Mitchell, SD.
Esteban Picazo, my dear friend.
Esteban playing the guitar
Ready to cut hay!
Judy, friendly and vivacious lifelong resident
Old barn
Setting up the mud races for Sports' Days in Canistota
Lonely road to Canistota
Farmland!
Lively horses come to say HI!
Hallway in Hotel Ortman
Old fashioned double room in the hotel.
My room is the last one on the left.
The historical elevator
Door of the Hotel Ortman.
"Foyer" of the Hotel Ortman
Joseph: does it all: chef, porter, checkin, guide,
elevator operator, tech person.
Joseph is friendly and helpful and has dreams.
Blessings, Joseph!
How it all began...
Front room photos of the hotel
The famed elevator. Check out the lever!
Julie Cleary, Sioux Falls
