South Dakota Winter Travel Diary, 12/25/09 - 1/03/10

laforge

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Monday March 01, 2010 · 6:03 AM PST

2010/03/01 · 06:03

Since this is my first diary, the usual pleas for mercy and mentoring apply. I was moved to report on my family's recent trip to South Dakota after reading a series of Daily Kos diaries alerting people to the emergency conditions caused by the blizzards and ice storms occurring this winter in the Dakotas. I hope my photos and narrative help in some small way to bring to readers a sense of the frigid landscape and the dangers people face when they lose access to utilities, transportation, and communication. I also hope to convey the wonder and beauty of the prairie and the capitol city, Pierre, in winter and shine a light on an independent bookstore and a couple of literary discoveries we made there.

RSS