Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.
My home is in South Dakota. Since moving to the Black Hills region four years ago, I’ve visited a few popular tourist attractions – Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, and Bear Country USA.
I have not visited the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs. The history of the site’s discovery is interesting. In 1974, the property was set to be developed for a housing project. A man who was leveling the ground struck something white with his blade and got out to take a closer look. It was the nearly seven foot long tusk of a mammoth. Today, the site is “the world’s largest mammoth research facility.”
Another attraction close to home that I have not yet visited is Adventure Park in Keystone, SD. I planned to visit for my 60th birthday to do something adventurous – ziplining! But a month before my birthday, I fractured and dislocated my shoulder.
The Black Hills have several caves. I have visited Jewel Cave National Monument and a smaller cave. I would like to visit Wind Cave National Park.
When I retire later this year, I will have no excuse not to visit these attractions. Adventures await!
Innermost Being 