South Dakota!
Yes, I went to South Dakota for vacation, June 2005.
Mount Rushmore
The Crazy Horse Memorial Volksmarch
Keystone, SD
A perfectly framed view of Mount Rushmore
Custer State Park
Tatanka!
White tailed deer (or at least that's what I called them)
Hey turkey!
Prairie Dogs - the squirrels of South Dakota
Crazy Horse can be seen in the center of the view.  Man, will that be impressive when it's done.
The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, SD
A bit of local color, and "sea food"
Yup, we came home with a garter
Bear Country, USA!
A little bear love...
Awwwwwwwwwww
This means something!
Devil's Tower
Deadwood, SD
It was Laura's first time...
Hangin' with Wild Bill
Wall Drug, the South of the Border of South Dakota
The Badlands
This was as close to the edge as we would get.
There was a bit of a storm blowing in.
And when you hear the emergency broadcast tones on the radio, it ain't no test.
But it helps that you can legally drive 75 mph to try and outrun the tornados.
We ended our trip back in Rapid City, enjoying Rachel Ray's suggestion of buffalo sausages wrapped in flapjacks.  Not a bad way to finish a vacation!