Inspiring travel stories, tips, and guides from a couple exploring the world one destination at a time.
Last Updated: May 25, 2026
It was a five-hour drive from Colorado to the Black Hills of South Dakota. We rolled through the verdant, grass-covered hills of Colorado and Wyoming, with Jake on the lookout for antelope, prairie dogs, and cattle the whole way. As we crossed into South Dakota, the hills turned pine-covered and the roads grew curvy — prompting plenty of reminders from Sandy to slow down.
Last Updated: May 2026
Sioux Falls was our first real stop as full-time RVers — not for the sightseeing, but for the paperwork. We needed to establish a domicile state before we could leave California behind, and after researching the options, South Dakota made the most sense. What we didn’t expect was how much we’d enjoy the city itself. We arrived in mid-November 2016, a few days before the first snow of the season, and left genuinely impressed.
