Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, and Stagecoaches
We decided to go back into Rapid City for the morning to see some sights. We had heard about the Dinosaur Park and thought Anders would enjoy it.
Having fun climbing!
If I remember right, the park opened in 1936!! So, it has been around for awhile!
As you can see, it has been climbed on a few times! Nothing fancy, but they had several statues like this for kids to climb on. Of course there was a gift shop too! It was actually one of the nicest ones we were in. Kris even found a t-shirt for under $10.
As we were coming down the hill from the park, I was walking on a path next to the steps with Anders. I fell right on my bumper!! How embarrassing!!!! I snapped at Kris for not helping me up :-) He said, "Did that hurt your ego more than your butt?" We both laughed!! Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of this graceful moment!!
Anders had seen a "Pirate's Cove" mini golf in Rapid City on the way to the cabin and was dying to play, so this was our next stop!
Daddy giving Anders some putting tips!
The losers go here!
After mini golf, we headed back to the downtown area for some splashpad fun!
It was a perfect day for this! I love the concept of a splashpad! I wish there were more around here! The upkeep would be so much cheaper than a pool!
Admission is free to the public!
The best part, is that there was an ampitheater right next to it! How fun to have music and splashing at the same time!!
Anders had a great time!!
Our hosts, Brian and Joan invited us to take a stagecoach ride, which we knew would be a great opportunity for Anders. They have a friend who has a stagecoach (from West Salem, WI). He and his partner travel around with the stagecoach to different functions and give stagecoach rides. They stopped off in Nemo for a couple nights!
We were picked up at our cabin by the stagecoach!
Joan was a retired 1st Grade Teacher, so she was so good with Anders. She even had a hat for him to wear on the ride. Joan rode on top with a friend and we rode in the coach!! We picked up another friend along the way who comes to Nemo from Weyauwega, WI for the summer. We had a nice visit!
Leaving by stagecoach. A view of Joan and Brian's Rock Ridge!
Nemo Post Office and Fire Station.
Taking a break!
Anders playing the part!
We stopped at his campsite on the way back to Rock Ridge. He wanted to unhitch 2 of the horses. He even put on a little show for us having them walk perfectly side by side! He was quite a performer!
Anders really wanted to ride up on top and this was his reaction when he finally did!
Riding on top with Joan on the way back!
Good bye! Thanks so much for the ride!
Anders decided to take an adventure of his own when we got back to Rock Ridge! He grabbed his suitcase, a towel, and of course Cheez-Its!!!
We decided to hit the hay early because we had a long drive ahead in the morning!
Wake up time on Friday!!
Goodbye Barnhouse!!! Thanks for the memories!!!!!
We were going to stop half way again, but were making such great time (and Anders was being great), we decided to go all the way. We stopped 2 times for the bathroom and 1 time for Culver's and made it home by 6:00 Friday night!
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