• Julie Hoppe
  • Julie Hoppe

South Dakota 2025

Mom and the kids travel SD Read more
  • Trip start
    July 16, 2025

    Day 1

    July 16 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    We started off towards Watertown, SD. Ian was excited to get to do some driving and was very excited at the 80 mph speed limit on the interstate. We got into town and hung out at the hotel where we found a pretty good water park.Read more

  • Day 2: Watertown, SD

    July 17 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    We started our day by visiting an art museum dedicated to Terry Redlin. It was a beautiful museum and we learned about a amazing artist we hadn't known about. We explored downtown a little bit for lunch and coffee. We then headed to the main event. The wedding of Nicole and Aiden. It was a beautiful ceremony and some of us had a lot of fun dancing the night away. We are also excited to have Nicole join us in the SAD 😁Read more

  • Day 3: Badlands

    July 18 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Today we drove from Watertown to Rapid City, SD. We made a stop to see a tiny school in South Dakota's capitol of Pierre. We drove through Badlands National Park and had to make a pit stop at Wall Drug. It was a beautiful day 🌞Read more

  • Day 4: Mt Rushmore

    July 19 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Today we started by heading to Mt Rushmore. We managed to beat the crowds and get a good view. We headed over to Needles Highway for some amazing views! We also saw a ton more prairie dogs and a couple more bison. Then we headed down to Hot Springs, SD and went to Evans Plunge. The kids had a lot of fun on the slides.Read more

  • Trip end
    July 20, 2025