Tomorrow morning at dawn, I'm piling my children and my niece into the car, and we're setting off on a ten-day vacation out west. We're going from Minneapolis to Badlands National Park, spending a day seeing the Badlands and the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, etc. Next, we're driving out through the Bighorn mountains to Yellowstone. We'll spend four days in Yellowstone (and maybe the Grand Tetons). Then we'll drive back through the Beartooth Pass, spend another day visiting caves in the Black Hills, and finally, come back home.
But why a diary? So we can talk about national parks, travelling with our families, our natural heritage, and some of the glories of America that have nothing to do (or little to do) with politics!
What do YOU have to say? What are your experiences travelling the Wild West, or other parts of America? What spots do you recommend? Where do you want to take your children, or rember your parents taking you? And if you want to be political, how can we protect this heritage?
This is YOUR diary, not mine.