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67avion
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Sep 23, 2016

The Old Avion is heading for the Dakotas - advice?

Jane and I, along with our blue eyed, Aussie Shepherd, Hula the Wonder Dog, are heading out this week end for the Dakotas by way of Iowa and Nebraska. Our interest is in visiting the Lakota Indian Reservation near Standing Rock, North Dakota, where there has been the largest gathering of tribes in decades to oppose an oil pipeline under the Missouri.

I'm a former news photographer and Jane is an anthropologist, so our TC trips often reflect our life - long curiosities.

But, we also plan on camping at the Merritt Reservoir in Nebraska, and traveling up to Custer State Park where we can observe the Buffalo roundup. We have reservations in Blue Bell for a campsite. Last one available, so it look like its crowded up there. Then its up to Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore.

If anyone has advice about the region we're visiting, we'd sure appreciate hearing from you.

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  • If you can make your rig handle expansion joints better or have any pending suspension mods, do it. SD is thump-thump, thump-thump, etc. ;)
  • I'm not sure who looks the happiest between the three of you, if your wonder dog is smiling! When we visited that area, we went to Rushmore Cave and Wind Cave. Fascinating.
  • Obviously there will not be much or any crowds, but if you go to Mt Rushmore I highly reccomend doing it at night. Super impressive all lit up. Also if they do the formal flag lowering and history presentation, it is worth doing, even if you've Been there during the day before.