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Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. Labor Day Chicago to Mount Rushmore Road Trip.

September 3, 2008

in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, South Dakota, travel, United States, Wisconsin

Labor Day Chicago to Mount Rushmore Road Trip

Over Labor Day weekend Emily and I took a Chicago to Mount Rushmore road trip through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. This is a recap of the long weekend trip and all of the roadside attractions we saw. Friday: Labor Day Chicago to...

September 1, 2008

in Mount Rushmore Road Trip, Road Trip, Roadside Attractions, South Dakota, travel, United States

A missing face on Mount Rushmore.

I have this photo. It's a picture of Mount Rushmore with a face missing that my grandparents took a very long time ago. The monument was still under construction and Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was still yet to be carved...

Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

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